Acclaimed American novelist Walter Mosley, most widely recognized for his crime fiction, comes to campus Wednesday, May 9, as part of the new, parent-sponsored Minerva Dessert and Discussion series.
Mosley had to postpone his scheduled appearance at the College last month after he became ill.
Mosley will give a lecture, "Bearing Witness," at 7 p.m. in the Nott Memorial. A discussion and book signing will follow at 8. The talk is free and open to the public.
Mosley is a featured writer on campus. The Sorum Book Club is reading "The Man in My Basement," a novel about race, power and identity that Mosley has described as "a meeting between evil and innocence," while the English Department is focusing on Mosley’s new book, "This Year You Will Write Your Novel."
Mosley, who is black and Jewish, is the award-winning author of the best-selling mysteries featuring Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. He also has written non-mystery fiction, afrofuturist science fiction and non-fiction politics.
The new Minerva discussion series is designed to encourage creative thinking related to events of the day. Future guests will cover topics ranging from arts and athletics to physics, engineering and classical civilizations.