Walter Mosley is the author of 60 critically-acclaimed books of fiction including the upcoming Easy Rawlins novel, Farewell, Amethystine; as well as works of nonfiction, memoir, and plays. His work has been translated into 25 languages. From the first novel he published, Devil in a Blue Dress with protagonist Easy Rawlins, Mosley’s work has explored the lives of Black men and women in America—past, present, and future. He has had several of his books adapted for film and tv including Devil in a Blue Dress, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, and the Apple TV+ production of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel Jackson. His short fiction and nonfiction essays have been published in a wide range of outlets including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Nation. He is also a writer and an executive producer on the John Singleton FX show, Snowfall and filming has just completed on the adaptation of Man in My Basement, starring Willem Dafoe and Corey Hawkins.

He is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, The Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, a Grammy, several NAACP Image awards, and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020 he was named the recipient of the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and was awarded the Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award from the National Book Foundation.

In 1998, Mosley and the City College of New York (CCNY) created The Publishing Certificate Program. Created to address the critical issue of diversity in the book publishing industry, the program brings together the rich variety of racial, ethnic, and cultural experiences of the students of CCNY with professionals in the industry who provide courses in core principles and skills needed to begin careers in the book industry.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Mosley now lives in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.