Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Walter Mosley, who will appear at the 2009 National Book Festival on September 26, 2009, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Biography

Walter Mosley is the author of the critically acclaimed Easy Rawlins mystery series (Devil in a Blue Dress, A Red Death, White Butterfly, Black Betty and A Little Yellow Dog). Mosley’s other books include the novels Blue Light and RL’s Dream (1995), which won the 1996 Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s Literary Award. He has also written two collections of stories featuring Socrates Fortlow: Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned and Walkin’ the Dog. Mosley’s latest book is The Long Fall: The First Leonid McGill Mystery (2009). McGill is a New York City private investigator. Mosley lives in New York.