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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 studying the business side of getting his literary works published. As time passed he learned, improved, 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 several years the Supremes at Earl's book was adapted for film by Searchlight Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment. The Supremes at Earl's movie had its theatrical premiere in late 2024, and then began streaming exclusively on Hulu (in the U.S.) and on Disney+ in dozens of other countries around the world. Odette, Clarice and Barbara Jean (the small-town Supremes) have many thousands of new fans!

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

And the multi-talented man continues to perform classical music with several professional orchestras in the Chicago area.

Edward Kelsey Moore was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest. He enjoys living there and writing about it.
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Edward Kelsey Moore
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Edward's literary reps:
The Karpfinger Agency
contact: [email protected]

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Edward Kelsey Moore
THIS Sunday in Skokie, Illinois...
Rhapsody in Blue, with a World Premiere!
Sunday, October 11, 2026 / 3pm Matinee

Third Coast Symphony’s opening concert features beloved classics, plus a newly commissioned work by composer Kareem Roustom: Fanfare for a Defiant City. 
Mr. Roustom’s compositions have been performed world-wide by many prestigious ensembles and he’s also been a composer-in-residence at the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. Other classics on the program: Gershwin’s An American in Paris, also Rhapsody in Blue with guest pianist Jeremy Vigil, plus the Mussorgsky /Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition. Come and enjoy… an afternoon journey of musical delights! 
Edward Kelsey Moore will perform among his Third Coast Orchestra colleagues.

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
George Van Dusen Theatre
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 

There will also be a post-performance reception to celebrate Third Coast Symphony’s season opening concert! 
Click on the link below for info and tickets...
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thirdcoastsymphony.org/rhapsody-in-blue

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Edward Kelsey Moore
Halloween is creeping up on us!  Leap into the festivities with an outrageously unique evening of personal narrative from horror movie icons... (as portrayed by many of Chicago’s most talented storytellers)!
Monsters Of Memoir: Personal Stories From Cinema’s Greatest Ghouls, Fiends & Villains, on Friday, Octoboo-r 30th, 2026, at 7:30pm. (The lobby and bar open at 6:30, house doors at 7pm.)

Enter the twisted minds of horror icons: The Bride of Frankenstein, Hannibal Lecter, with Chucky, plus the Alien Xenomorph, and Dracula ~ all hosted by Freddy Krueger!  Edward will trick and treat us all - with his portrayal of Candyman!!
Skokie Theater  7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie IL 
Tickets:  $22 General Admission
Click the link below for more info and tickets. 
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www.theskokie.com/event/monsters-of-memoir-personal-stories-from-cinemas-greatest-ghouls-fiends-villains/

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Save the date... The Tetrapin Cello Quartet is returning to St. Matthew's Church in Evanston - Sunday, November 15, 2026
at 7pm!  Revisit this page soon for more concert details!
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!
A recent podcast episode has been about...

Homebodies (2023) a debut novel by author Tembe Denton-Hurst. 
When a young, Black journalist is laid off from her going-nowhere media job, she writes a detailed letter, calling out racism and sexism in the industry, which she posts on social media. The letter unexpectedly goes viral, sending her on a life-journey where she must learn to live with what happens next. Read Homebodies yourself, and enjoy the podcast discussion even more!

On an upcoming episode of the podcast our co-hosts will discuss the movie...
Dear Heart (1964), a romantic-comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page as lonely middle-aged people who fall in love at a hotel convention. It was directed by Delbert Mann, from a screenplay by Tad Mosel. The Henry Mancini theme song, Dear Heart, was nominated for an Academy Award and recorded by many of the biggest crooning men of the day including: Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, Andy Williams, and Bobby Darin. 

Mel and Ed have changed the podcast format this year: they'll alternate each new episode between one movie and one book.  (Occasionally they will also rebroadcast an earlier podcast episode for you newcomers.)

Also, our energetic co-hosts 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.
Our great friend Melanie Benjamin just released a new novel in Summer 2026 that will excite anyone with a historical interest in the British royal family, or if you're looking for a real page turner to enjoy!  Visit her author site at the link below for more information and story supplements for the novel, as well as purchasing links at online merchants.  You could also get the book from your favorite local bookstore!   melaniebenjamin.com/the-windsor-affair/
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The Windsor Affair, a new novel 
from author Melanie Benjamin…
A scandalous affair! A power struggle for the throne! A sensational rivalry between an English queen and an American social climber. In this electrifying novel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue tells the story of the abdication of King Edward VIII—and the two women at the center of it all. 


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 was also published 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 on your tablet, phone,
or on a smart tv, if you have a Hulu subscription.
Or 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.
~ 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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