Frank Ocean wrote a foreword for an upcoming Moonlight book

The upcoming celebration of the Oscar-winning film will also include the complete screenplay and an essay by Hilton Als.

September 26, 2019
Frank Ocean wrote a foreword for an upcoming <i>Moonlight</i> book Frank Ocean   ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images

Frank Ocean is writing the foreword to a new book based on Barry Jenkins's Moonlight, written and directed by Barry Jenkins. The 224-page book will also contain an essay written by The New Yorker's Hilton Als, and acceptance speeches from the film's run at the 2017 Academy Awards. The book is out September 30.

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This latest unorthodox public showing from Frank Ocean comes the same month he was spotted in the pit for Tyler, The Creator's Madison Square Garden show. In April, Ocean told Gayletter he's been working on new music.

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Frank Ocean wrote a foreword for an upcoming Moonlight book