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 Walter
Mosley, the highly acclaimed mystery writer, novelist and social
commentator, will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at
Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts. His
appearance is free to the public, but tickets are required.
Best known for his mysteries involving
private investigator Easy Rawlins and his first novel, Devil in a
Blue Dress, Mosley's essays, nonfiction and short fiction depict the
black experience and examine ways in which the African-American
perspective can contribute to political, economic and social progress in
America. Mosley will speak on his life and writings under the
title, The Literary Life.
Free tickets for the author talk,
question-and-answer session and book-signing are available
beginning September 15 at the sponsoring libraries of the
Virginia
Peninsula Literary Consortium (VPLC), which consists of the public
libraries of Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson and York County and the
academic libraries of Christopher Newport University, Hampton University
and Thomas Nelson Community College.
Tickets will be provided on a first-come,
first-served basis and limited to two per person while supplies last.
Open seating at the event, to be held in the Ferguson Center's Music and
Theatre Hall, is limited, and attendees are advised to arrive early.
Ticket holders will be seated first. Any remaining seats will then
be open to the general public.
 The
Mosley event is the second major free author event presented by the
Virginia Peninsula Literary Consortium, which allowed more than 900
people to hear the bestselling author Amy Tan for free at the Ferguson
Center for the Arts on September 11, 2007.
In addition this year, the libraries of the
VPLC will be offering screenings and book and film discussions about
Mosley's work in the months leading up to his appearance. All
associated programs are free and open to the public.
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Mosley Associated
Programs
Hampton Public Library
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned film screening and book
discussion, 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, Children's Programming Room,
4207 Victoria Blvd., Hampton. Charles E. Wilson Jr., Dean of
University College at Old Dominion University, will lead the discussion
of the book and film. Wilson is author of Walter Mosley: A
Critical Companion, the only book-length study of Mosley's fiction.
Free and open to the public. Registration is required. Call
757-727-1312. Light refreshments will be provided.
Christopher Newport University
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned film screening and panel
discussion, 4 p.m., Thursday, September 18, Trible Library, Room 209, 1
University Place, Newport News. Panel discussion to follow
screening. Free and open to the public. No registration is
required.
Newport News Public Library System
Devil in a Blue Dress film screening and book discussion, 1-4:30
p.m., Saturday, September 27, Main Street Library Community Meeting
Room, 110 Main Street, Newport News. Film Screening, 1-3 p.m.;
discussion of the book and film, 3-4:30 p.m. Charles E. Wilson
Jr., Dean of University College at Old Dominion University, will lead
the discussion of the book and film. Wilson is author of Walter
Mosley: A Critical Companion, the only book-length study of Mosley's
fiction. Free and open to the public, and no registration is
required.
Poquoson Public Library
RL's Dream book discussion, 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 1,
Poquoson Public Library Meeting Room, 500 City Hall Avenue, Poquoson.
Patricia Hopkins, assistant professor in English at Christopher Newport
University, will lead the discussion of the book. Free and open to
the public. Reservations are preferred through the Circulation
Desk, 757-868-3060. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be
provided. York
County Public Library
Devil in a Blue Dress film screening and book discussion, 6 p.m.,
Thursday, October 2, Tabb Library Meeting Room, 100 Long Green Blvd.,
Yorktown. Film screening, 6 p.m.; discussion of the book and film,
7:45 p.m. John Nichols, director of film studies and associate
professor in English at Christopher Newport University, will lead the
discussion of the book and film. Free and open to the public.
No registration is required.
Hampton University
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned panel discussion, 2-4
p.m., film screening, 5 p.m., Thursday, October 9, Harvey Library
Meeting Room, 130 E. Tyler St., Hampton. Hampton University's
Paula Barnes, associate professor in English; Shonda Buchanan, assistant
professor in English; Lloren A. Foster, assistant professor in English;
and Old Dominion University's Charles E. Wilson, dean of University
College, will participate in the panel discussion. Free and open
to the public. No registration is required.
Thomas Nelson Community College
Morality and Violence: The Action in Walter Mosley's Novels, 5 p.m.,
Tuesday, October 21, TNCC library gallery, Wythe Hall, 99 Thomas Nelson
Dr., Hampton. A panel discussion of the morality and violence
theme in several of Mosley's novels will be presented by Thomas Nelson
Community College's Jacqueline Blackwell, assistant professor in
English; Hollis Pruitt, assistant professor in English; Lisa Ray,
assistant professor in English; Heath Scott, assistant professor in
English; and Hampton University's Valerie Prince, professor in English.
Free and open to the public. No registration is required.
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