African Inspired Fantasy

With the mega success of the Black Panther movie, the seven-figure book and movie deal for debut YA fantasy author Tomi Adeyemi and the pending Dark Star fantasy trilogy of Man Booker prize winning author, Marlon James, African inspired fantasy seems to be on the rise. Watch Tomi Adeyemi’s Good Morning America interview and read Marlon James’ 2017 interview with Entertainment Weekly below.

Click the image below to read Marlon James' Entertainment Weekly interview.

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