Easy Rawlins, the private detective in eleven of Walter Mosley’s books, is on the verge of emotional collapse or physical destruction depending on the time of day. But then everyone in Los Angeles suffers from the same indecisiveness. Yet, unlike the rest of us, they have learned to turn their neuroses into green for the big screen. Easy survives by talking. In between violence with Vietnam vet drug runners and … Read More »

Has there ever been a period in American history other than the one we now are living through when the choice between following our baser or better instincts has been clearer? In Letters from Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi writes about the “cruelty and charm” that typifies Burma. It is a nation at war with itself, ruled by thuggish tyrants who have exhibited a violent determination to crush the dream of … Read More »