Walter Mosley was chosen as the 2016 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Born in California in 1952, he lives and works in New York City. Best known for his Easy Rawlins series, he draws on his African-American and Jewish roots for inspiration. An overview of his prolific career can be found at www.waltermosley.com.

FOLDING THE RED INTO THE BLACK Or, Developing a Viable Untopia for Human Survival in the 21st Century Walter Mosley Folding the Red into the Black is a book-length nonfiction essay by one of America’s bestselling novelists, Walter Mosley; an alternative political manifesto in which he proposes to throw off “bureaucratic” demands in order “to praise and raise humanity to its full promise.” More