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Walter Mosley's books have been translated into at least twenty-one languages. His popular mysteries featuring Easy Rawlins and his friend Raymond "Mouse" Alexander began with Devil in a Blue Dress. It was published by W.W. Norton in 1990, and was nominated for an Edgar. There are now 10 books in the Easy Rawlins series, most recently Cinnamon Kiss (2005). Mosley has also written two books about Socrates Fortlow and another two about Fearless Jones, and at least eight stand-alone novels written in a variety of genres and prose styles.

With the City University of New York (CUNY) he created a new publishing certificate program aimed at young urban residents - it is the only such program in the country. He also serves on the board of directors of the National Book Awards, The Poetry Society of America, and is past-president of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in New York City. More at BookBrowse.

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This "beyond the book article" relates to Fortunate Son. It originally ran in May 2006 and has been updated for the August 2007 paperback edition. Go to magazine.