(JTA) — Black Jewish novelist Walter Mosley received one of the National Book Foundation’s highest honors on Wednesday night: the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

This cover image released by Mulholland Books shows "Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right" by Walter Mosley. (Mulholland Books via AP) ...

In “Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right,” Walter Mosley’s third novel featuring Joe King Oliver, the author alternates between the two plots, making Joe the narrator of his own story.