Walter Mosley’s infamous detective Easy Rawlins is back in Blood Grove, with a new mystery to solve on the sun-soaked streets of Southern California.

In 1990, Walter Mosley introduced Easy Rawlins in his debut novel Devil in a Blue Dress. Ezekiel “Easy” Porterhouse Rawlins is an unlicensed private investigator turned hard-boiled detective always willing to do what it takes to get things done in the racially charged, dark underbelly of Los Angeles. For over 30 years, readers have voraciously consumed the 15 book series and film based on Devil in a Blue Dress, starring Denzel Washington.

Join us as award-winning novelist Walter Mosley discusses his popular literary series on private detective Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins and his latest novel, Blood Grove. The New York Times best-selling author Jason Reynolds will moderates the conversation. The evening will also include readings from the series by Director of the Harlem Arts Salon Margaret Troupe, as well as author Kellye Garrett.

This program will be streamed on Livestream.com. You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. Please check your email shortly before the discussion to receive the link. Captions for this event will be provided.

Schomburg Center Black History Month Series sponsored by M&T Bank/ Wilmington Trust

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Walter Mosley is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America. He is the author of more than sixty critically acclaimed books that cover a wide range of ideas, genres, and forms including fiction (literary, mystery, and science fiction), political monographs, writing guides including Elements of Fiction, a memoir in paintings, and a young adult novel called 47. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. (Read more at https://www.waltermosley.com/bio/)

GET THE BOOK | Readers everywhere who wish to order the book can do so online at The Schomburg Shop. All proceeds benefit The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

This program will be streamed on Livestream.com. You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. Please check your email shortly before the discussion to receive the link. Captions for this event will be provided.

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