Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chronology xxi

Walter Mosley Thulani Davis 3

The Other Side of Those Mean Streets Charles L. P. Silet 16

Walter Mosley's Secret Stories: A Ride with a Mystery Writer Who Evokes the Unclichéd Lynell George 29

The Monday Interview: Walter Mosley Esther Oxford 42

Walter Mosley Writers Institute Seminar and Evening Reading Donald Faulkner 47

Walter Mosley, 1998 William Mills 66

Interview with Walter Mosley January 1999 Samuel Coale 75

On the Chain Gang Elizabeth Farnsworth 86

Eavesdropping with Walter Mosley and Colson Whitehead Colson Whitehead Walter Mosley 91

BookMuse Interview with Walter Mosley Gail David-Tellis 99

Walter Mosley Talks Technology, Race, and His Return Trip into Future-land Hugo Perez 107

Walter Mosley: A Seat at the Table Charles N. Brown 112

Taking a Stand with Walter Mosley Libero Della Piana 122

Walter Mosley: Fearless and Easy Craig McDonald 127

Interview with Walter Mosley Paula L. Woods 136

Walter Mosley, Uneasy Street Christopher P. Farley 156

Walter Mosley Interview Connie Martinson 165

Walter Mosley's Search for Context Maria Luisa Tucker 173

A Conversation with Walter Mosley John Orr 177

Hardboiled to Hardcore: Interview with Walter Mosley D. Scot Miller 187

Walter Mosley Tavis Smiley 192

Interview: Walter Mosley Marcus Gilmer 198

PIP-The Fall of Heaven-Walter Mosley Rick Pender 203

Index 209