{"id":507,"date":"2018-06-05T15:55:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/?p=507"},"modified":"2021-09-21T22:53:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T22:53:14","slug":"an-interview-with-author-david-barclay-moore-winner-of-the-2018-coretta-scott-king-john-steptoe-author-award-for-new-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/2018\/06\/05\/an-interview-with-author-david-barclay-moore-winner-of-the-2018-coretta-scott-king-john-steptoe-author-award-for-new-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"An interview with author David Barclay Moore, winner of the 2018 Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jina DuVernay: <\/strong>You tweeted that you were excited to see a \u201cshiny, metal sticker\u201d on your book.\u00a0\u00a0What does having the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award sticker on your debut novel,\u00a0The Stars Beneath Our Feet<\/strong>, mean to you?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Barclay Moore:<\/strong> Having the Coretta Scott King \/ John Steptoe Award on the cover of my book is the visual realization of a lifetime of hard work and dreams. Ever since I was a child being dropped off at our local library to find books to read, I\u2019ve recognized the \u201cshiny, metal sticker\u201d of the CSK Awards as a symbol of special books, noteworthy books. Now that my name and the title of my book, The Stars Beneath Our Feet<\/strong>, will be forever associated with that emblem of excellence, I am extremely moved and honored. In some ways, it represents a full circle, from a child who read those books to an author who has written one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jina DuVernay: <\/strong>According to a Deadline.com article, you will not only be writing the script for the film version of your award-winning novel, but you will also be the executive producer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Did you encounter any difficulty in establishing your participation in the making of the film?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Barclay Moore:<\/strong> I\u2019m very excited to be working with actor\/director Michael B. Jordan and his excellent team at Outlier Society Productions on the screen adaptation of my novel, The Stars Beneath Our Feet<\/strong>.\u00a0 From the very beginning of this process, in fact, our very first conversation, Michael expressed an interest to have me directly involved in the film production. He had done his research and had not only read some of my other creative writing but also watched my film work as well. Throughout this whole process, he\u2019s shown a great deal of passion for the story of The Stars Beneath Our Feet<\/strong>, him having grown up similarly to that of my central character, Lolly Rachpaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jina DuVernay: <\/strong>Beyond the movie version of your novel, will we see any more of Lolly in the future?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Barclay Moore:<\/strong> Lately, I\u2019ve been very busy working on several writing projects as well as the screenplay to The Stars Beneath Our Feet<\/strong>\u2019s film version. While there is no direct sequel planned for my first novel, a few of the characters will pop up elsewhere. I\u2019m a big fan of intertextuality. For instance, I\u2019ve already written a manuscript, which deals with how the character \u201cRockit\u2019s\u201d story arc resolves itself. Additionally, I have plans for a YA novel that explores the story behind Lolly\u2019s graffiti artist friend, Daryl R. But will my protagonist Lolly return? Who knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This interview was conducted on May 16, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jina<\/span>\u00a0DuVernay is the Special Collections Librarian at Alabama State University.\u00a0She\u00a0is a member of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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