About Mosley

Last update: November 2, 2007 - 4:03 PM

Born: Jan. 12, 1952, in Los Angeles, son of LeRoy (a school custodian) and Ella (a school personnel clerk) Mosley.

Lives: In New York. Recently moved to Brooklyn after years in Greenwich Village. "I belong here. This is my place. It may have even felt like that before I got here."

Education: Attended Goddard College, 1971; Johnson State College, B.A., 1977; attended writing program at City College of New York, 1985-'89.

Marital status: Divorced. Has a longtime girlfriend, publicist Sally McCartin. No children.

Hobbies: Drawing, "a now-and-again obsession ... but controllable." Cooking, almost every day. Collecting comic books. Making pottery. And "I like going to people's offices. I just love workplaces."

Other loves: His Sony Book Reader: "I love electronic media. You can be on a flight to China and have 100 books at your disposal." And poetry: "If you don't know poetry, you can't write fiction. And I don't mean you have to have studied it. But it does have to have a place inside you."

BILL WARD

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Reading Minnesota A blog that features Minnesota writers, illustrators, publishers, bookstores, and reviewers.
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Poets & Writers The website for Poets and Writers Magazine--podcasts, author interviews, and writing resources.
Creative Writing A place to keep apprised of writing competitions in the United States.
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The Loft Literary Center The Website for the Loft, a local place for writers and readers.
Good Reads A way to track what you're reading, and what your friends are reading.
Lost Manuscripts Just what it sounds like - a blog (sporadically updated) devoted to missing and destroyed manuscripts.
Maud Newton Very hip, reviews, links, a little attitude.
bookreporter.com A plethora of online book reviews and reading guides.
Rain Taxi Rain Taxi Review of Books.