Walter Mosley’s recent New York Times article, “Why I Quit the Writer’s Room,” detailing his contentious interaction with the Hr department of a major entertainment studio that led to his quitting should be required reading for every American because it addresses what constitutes free speech in the workplace, in schools and in the arts. Author Walter Mosley is so prolific and such a popular literary presence that it’s difficult to remember a time when he wasn’t around. Since the 1990 publication of his first novel, Devil in a Blue Dress , Mosley (b. Walter Mosley, 1952–, African-American author, b.
Mosley, who is African… His books have won numerous awards and have been translated into more than twenty languages. Los Angeles. Author Walter Mosley says he recently quit a television series on which he was writing after another writer complained about his use of the n-word in the writers’ room.
Walter Mosley is the author of more than 50 novels, nonfiction books, plays and graphic novels, including the acclaimed Easy Rawlins mystery series. Futureland is a series of nine loosely connected short pieces of science fiction by writer Walter Mosley.The novel is set in a postcyberpunk dystopian universe populated by humans living in a shellshocked, unfairly stratified society overseen by super-rich technocrats.. A generation from now, things aren't much different from today: The drugs are better, the daily grind is worse. The interviews in this collection cover Walter Mosley's career and reveal an overarching theme: a belief in the transformative power of reading and writing. This is a truism of the West. Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is the author of more than 43 critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. It goes all the way back to Cain and original sin and has been a central topic of discourse among members of society from the construction of the laws of ancient Rome, through the Inquisition, into
He was a computer programmer until his first novel, the best-selling mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1990; film, 1995), was published. Walter Mosley on America's Obsession with Crime By Newsweek Staff / July 31 2009 8:00 PM Everybody is guilty of something.
Walter Mosley is one of America's most celebrated and beloved writers. His work has been translated into 23 languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel.