NHBF Author: Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is the author of 60 critically acclaimed books of fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and plays. His work has been translated into 25 languages. From his first novel, 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—in a rich exploration of genre.

He has had several books adapted for film and TV, including Devil in a Blue Dress, Always
Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel L. Jackson, and The Man in My Basement starring Willem Dafoe. He also wrote and served as executive producer for the John Singleton series “Snowfall.” His short fiction and essays have been published in a wide range of outlets, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Nation.

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

Walter Mosley will deliver the NHBF Keynote on Friday night. Tickets are on sale now. 
 

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 3-4, 2025.