In the past month Edward Kelsey Moore has begun receiving more and more messages of delight and thanks on this website and via Facebook from readers who recently discovered The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat when their book club selected and discussed the novel. Last weekend E.K.M. was the special guest of a large club, the Go On Girl! Book Club, who invited him to their annual weekend celebration of authors and books, this year in post-hurricane-Sandy-rebuilt Atlantic City, NJ. Hundreds of members of Go On Girl! attended from all over the U.S., and E.K.M. was delighted to meet new fans and make new friends. See more pictures on the Photos page. If you participate in a book club you may not be aware that publisher Knopf has an online Reader's Guide for The Supremes, with background info and more than a dozen sample questions that your club can use to spark a lively discussion. Click here for The Supremes page at Knopf and then click the "Reader's Guide" link near the top. Next year the Go On Girl! Book Club will be in Baltimore, toasting authors, discussing books and enjoying bookclubbing. Every year National Public Radio calls together their experts to create a list of the Best Reads for Summer. Today, Morning Edition's Susan Stamberg asked three of their go-to independent booksellers to help fill our 2013 beach bags with good books. Among the recommended titles is Edward Kelsey Moore's The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat! Here's an excerpt of their description: This is the story of three women in a small Indiana town. I like to say it's sort of a Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe crossed with Waiting to Exhale — a carefully detailed story of an African-American experience that will reach all readers. Moore churns up every emotion you'd expect in a read like this, from humor to pathos to righteous anger; but like the cellist he is, he hits every note perfectly. -- Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Co. Click here to read more! |
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