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We are pleased to announce our featured author for 2026

Walter Mosley

New York Times bestselling author of Gray Dawn

March 26, 2026 • 7 PM

Henrico Sports & Events Center

This FREE event is open to the public; no registration is required.

Author Walter Mosley wearing a dark blue checkered blazer and maroon straw fedora hat with the book cover for Gray Dawn.

About Gray Dawn

In this thrilling mystery, Walter Mosley continues the story of Detective Easy Rawlins, the popular protagonist of his best-selling novel and the movie starring Denzel Washington, Devil in a Blue Dress. In this latest book, Gray Dawn, Easy has settled into the happy rhythm of his successful new life when a dark siren from his past returns and threatens to destroy the peace he’s fought hard to secure. The setting is 1970s Los Angeles, a transient city of delicate, violent balances, with a mysterious woman holding a secret that will upend Easy’s  life.

Reviews

“A master of the genre.” —Washington Post

“Mosley has more than earned his reputation as the ultimate craftsman….His stories challenge and satisfy in equal measure.” —CrimeReads

Our Featured Author

Walter Mosley is one of America’s most celebrated writers. The award-winning author is lauded for his work across the arts.  His writings have been translated into twenty-five languages. With more than 60 books to his credit, Mosley defies classification. He is best known for his engaging detective novels, having earned nearly every mystery writer award possible.

Mosley’s honors include the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Edgar Award, the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger, the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and lifetime achievement awards from both PEN America and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The NAACP has honored Walter a record three times with the Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Fiction.

Mosley’s work can be found on bookshelves, periodical kiosks, newspaper stands, television, stage, film, and recordings. He served as Executive Producer and writer for the series Snowfall on TV's FX channel, and The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, adapted into an acclaimed AppleTV+ series starring Samuel L. Jackson. The upcoming thriller film, The Man in My Basement, is based on his 2004 novel of the same name. He divides his time between Brooklyn and Santa Monica.

—Bio and photo from Robin Wolfson Agency

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About All Henrico Reads

All Henrico Reads is a "One Book" reading program in which we encourage members of the Henrico community to all read the same book or a book along the same topic, then discuss it together—whether at HCPL book discussion groups, or on their own—and join us to hear the author speak at a public event. By bringing people together over a common topic, we aim to encourage a sense of community, promote literacy, and foster a love for the connecting power of literature.

Since 2007, we have partnered with Henrico County Public Schools and the Friends of Henrico County Public Library to host the authors of our featured books at a public event. We thank them for their support.

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