ATLANTA, GA, May 14, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Asleep, a fantasy story about African American teen superheroes, is a newly released Young Adult novel vying for attention in the swell of interest around black titles. This increased demand, for a broader range of relatable African American material, is fueled by parents as well as teens and young adults. Their interests goes beyond the familiar poetry, biographies, and street lit narratives that have been popular for some time now and is expanding to include more genres like fantasy.
Asleep is book one in a trilogy that chronicles the adventures of Adisa Summers' introduction to the world of super beings but the book works as a stand-alone title as well. The author, Wendy Raven McNair, was inspired to write the novel for very personal reasons.
"My teenage daughter enjoys this type of story but I couldn't find any that were age appropriate with characters who reflect what she looks like in the starring roles. There aren't very many fantasy books with African American female leads and I saw this as an opportunity to create characters that resembled her and other girls like her."
McNair is a participating author in Houston's annual National Black Book Festival (www.nationalblackbookfestival.com ) which presents authors from a variety of genres. However fantasy is not listed among the genre categories, a reflection of the scarcity of African American fantasy writers, so McNair's book is in the Children/Teen category. The festival takes place May 16 & 17 at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center.
The author notes, "As the new leader of this nation, President Obama has proven that boundaries are merely a state of mind. If a black man can become President of the United States, then African American teens can be superheroes. Anything is possible."
Asleep is available at amazon.com. For more information on the author, her novel Asleep, black superheroes, and more call 972-768-8684 or visit: wendyravenmcnair.com.
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