Walter Mosley has been one of the widest-ranging and most interesting of American writers. Mosley has published science fiction and erotica, nonfiction and children’s books. But the majority of ...

Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins—private investigator, former aircraft assembly plant worker, WWII veteran, onetime resident of Watts—has appeared in 12 of Mosley’s novels set in the ’40s ...

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In MWA Grand Master Mosley’s smooth, enjoyable latest King Oliver mystery (after Every Man a King), the NYPD detective–turned–PI agrees to help California tycoon Anthony Orr retrieve his ...

Walter Mosley says Trump’s election will ... In the rewriting of America that comes with every new president, Mosley’s keeping a beady eye on the transition from Obama to Trump – issues ...

Often referred to as “the black Raymond Chandler”, Chester Himes’s celebrated cycle of novels have a wit and a philosophy of ...

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In honor of the 25th anniversary of New York Review Books Classics, we've selected 25 gems that the publisher has unearthed during its quarter century on earth—plus one from this year, for good ...

Set against the ice-capped Southern Alps, this novel depicts the boom and bust of New Zealand’s gold rush. Perfect for readers seeking an escape to a far-flung place. An absorbing account of the ...