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Edward Kelsey Moore began his professional life as a classical musician. During his early years of teaching and performing music, Edward also began composing short stories and learning the business side of getting his literary works published. As time passed he honed his craft and created a second career as a writer. Edward's debut novel, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, became an international hit and a New York Times bestseller.

Edward had more stories in mind for these characters and so he wrote a second book, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues, a compelling sequel to the first novel.
(Publisher's Weekly gave it a starred review.)

Over the next few years the first Supremes at Earl's book was adapted for film by Searchlight Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment. The Supremes movie had its world premiere in late 2024, and is streaming now on the Hulu platform in the U.S., and on Disney+ in several dozen other countries around the world. Odette, Clarice and Barbara Jean have hundreds-of-thousands of new fans!

When he's not writing Edward is also co-host of a lively podcast series about movies and books called, Who The Hell Are We?.  There are more than 100 episodes which you can hear (free!) wherever you stream or download your podcasts.

And he continues to perform classical music with several professional orchestras in the Chicago area. See where he'll appear soon!

Edward Kelsey Moore was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest. He enjoys living there and writing about it.
To arrange a speaking engagement with
Edward Kelsey Moore
contact: Authors Unbound- Allie Arkema
Edward's> speaking profile
Edward's literary reps:
The Karpfinger Agency
contact: [email protected]

- Appearing Soon -
Edward Kelsey Moore
Chicago Sinfonietta will present Open Heart, a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert on Sunday, January 18th, 2026 in Naperille, IL and Monday, January 19th, in downtown Chicago.

Experience Kathryn Bostic’s joyful The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat Suite,
(from the 2024 movie -- of the same name)
Joel Thompson’s breathe/burn
(an elegy for Breonna Taylor),
and Dvořák’s rousing symphony, From the New World.

Sunday, January 18, 2026    4:00 PM
Wentz Concert Hall (Naperville)
Monday, January 19, 2026    4:00 PM
The Auditorium (Chicago Loop)

Edward Kelsey Moore will perform among
his Sinfonietta colleagues.
( Edward also wrote the bestselling novel
that became the Supremes at Earl's movie! )
Click here for more info:
https://chicagosinfonietta.org/open-heart/


Edward's FIRST Supremes novel . . .

The Supremes at Earl's
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT

A New York Times bestseller!
There's a LOT more to the story -and you'll find it ALL in the book!

The Supremes at Earl's is also available in French, German, Italian and 7 other language editions.

Discussion groups -- For sample questions on The Supremes at Earl's -- click here.
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* The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat *
~ THE MOVIE ~
Here’s a shout out that YOU can become friends
with Odette, Clarice and Barbara Jean...
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat film is streaming!
In the U.S., you can enjoy the movie now on your tablet, phone,
or on a smart tv, if you have a Hulu subscription.
You can also find the film on your desktop computer at Hulu.com .
World-wide (outside the U.S.), the movie is on Disney+
-- with local language subtitles in many countries. --

THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT follows lifelong best friends,
Odette (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Barbara Jean (Sanaa Lathan),
and Clarice (Uzo Aduba), who the locals call “The Supremes”.
These strong women share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood after decades of weathering life’s storms together - through joys and sorrows, marriage and children, happiness and the blues.
This delicious film, based on Edward Kelsey Moore's best-selling novel,
is stuffed with melodrama, romance, laughter,
and major performances.

Enjoy the movie's 2 minute, U.S. trailer here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnQhulR2doU
DEADLINE reports:
The Supremes At Earl’s has WON! the Best TV Movie Award 2025 from the African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA).  Founded in 2003, AAFCA is the largest collective of Black film critics in the world.  The association is dedicated to celebrating excellence in film and television.

Tina Mabry, Director of The Supremes at Earl's, WINS a 2025 Image Award from the NAACP for Outstanding Directing of a Television Movie.
This is a huge honor in the Black community.
Edward Kelsey Moore has a Podcast...


Who The Hell Are We?
podcast
New York Times bestselling authors Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin are co-hosting a podcast series called, "Who The Hell Are We?".  Launched in 2019, the podcast is about great movies, great books, and great conversation!  Recent podcast episodes have been about...
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Robert Mitchum's sinister preacher, Charles Laughton’s only directorial effort, and one of cinema’s most haunting thrillers — The Night of the Hunter went unappreciated in its day. Ed and Melanie explore its striking imagery, Shelley Winters’ fate, and Lillian Gish’s quiet strength.

The movie grew out of real-life events which also launched a novel:
The Night of the Hunter was inspired by real murders that also shaped Jayne Anne Phillips’s novel Quiet Dell. Ed and Melanie trace the link between book and film, exploring how truth becomes myth and how art transforms tragedy.

Mel and Ed have recently changed their podcast's format: they'll alternate new episodes between one movie and one book.  (Occasionally they also rebroadcast earlier episodes.)

Also, our energetic podcasters have launched a Substack account, where you can easily comment on anything... and they'll respond.  Let's socialize!
https://melanieanded.substack.com

With more than 100 episodes available now, you can listen (or binge) this podcast, -free- by searching for: Who The Hell Are We? using any podcast app you prefer including Apple Podcasts, Audible, and dozens of other apps out there.  Just curious?  Hear single episodes in your regular browser window.  If you enjoy it, subscribe (always free!) and never miss a new episode.  Listen, discover, and laugh along with these two fascinating writers!
Click the nearby Podcast Info button for brief how-to-hear podcast details.
~ The Supremes Sing
the Happy Heartache Blues ~
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues
is a joyous sequel to the first novel.  It received *starred* reviews
from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly.
It has also been translated into German, French,
Portuguese and other language editions.

Book clubs and discussion groups -- find sample questions for
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues -- click here.

“Moore returns to Plainview to tell further delightful tales of the Supremes. His characters...living and dead, come together to make a wonderful whole.” 

—Publishers Weekly
*starred* review

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