Dreams on Fire by Annette Daniels TaylorDebut Young Adult novel !
from West 44 Books, an Enslow Publishing imprint With the language of contemporary verse and poetry Daniels Taylor invites us into Shanequa Oni Stephens life, family and dreams while she maneuvers through dividing lines of culture, race and economics in Buffalo, New York. watch the Dreams on Fire book trailer!click links to read reviews of Dreams on FireKirkus Review, "A haunting and honest depiction of adversity and triumph..."
Buffalo Spree, by Christine Green , Dreams on Fire a Rich Coming of Age story
"Book Blogger, Michelle Renee Kidwell, medium.com/@michellereneekidwell_95261/book-review-dreams-on-fire-24aad1410ff1 "If you are looking for a good teen, ya lyrical novel this one is one I would definitely recommend.."
“She puts her characters in realistic situations and then comes up with very real consequences,”
- Tahynnis Newsome. "Through Shanequa, Taylor provides the reader a crystal clear photo of the ugly reality of systemic racism. Those who don’t have this lived experience need it even more than those who recognize it all too well.”
-Carrie Miller listen to My Name is Shanequa, by uGLy k1d |
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR A Little Bit of Paradise
"...Her spin on this genre is fresh and personal. It's certainly worth a read!" - Stephen McKinley Henderson, award-winning actor, director
"...skillfully addresses...a delicate balance between defining and re-defining what Black folks name and claim as family."
-Greg Tate, cultural critic
"...who you are, who you think you are...what you look like are addressed...things get downright ugly before they get nominally better." - Jana Eisenberg, Buffalo News
"...Be prepared for all of the unlikely coincidences and terrifying reversals that melodrama requires. It gets intense."
-Anthony Chase, ArtVoice
"...Plays such as hers are rare, and her direct treatment of difficult subject, pride, racism, faith, abortion, keeping secrets - is breathtaking..." - Melissa Kate, Buffalo Arts writer
"...Her spin on this genre is fresh and personal. It's certainly worth a read!" - Stephen McKinley Henderson, award-winning actor, director
"...skillfully addresses...a delicate balance between defining and re-defining what Black folks name and claim as family."
-Greg Tate, cultural critic
"...who you are, who you think you are...what you look like are addressed...things get downright ugly before they get nominally better." - Jana Eisenberg, Buffalo News
"...Be prepared for all of the unlikely coincidences and terrifying reversals that melodrama requires. It gets intense."
-Anthony Chase, ArtVoice
"...Plays such as hers are rare, and her direct treatment of difficult subject, pride, racism, faith, abortion, keeping secrets - is breathtaking..." - Melissa Kate, Buffalo Arts writer
The highly anticipated award-winning play, A Little Bit of Paradise is now available in print!
Little Bit of Paradise is play about women who make choices in a world without many options. It's a play about coincidence and the magic that happens around moments. It's a play about defining family to countless individuals of the African Diaspora who haven't of knowing where their lineage begins.
And its a play about masks, how we wear them, when we wear them, and why we wear them.
Little Bit of Paradise is play about women who make choices in a world without many options. It's a play about coincidence and the magic that happens around moments. It's a play about defining family to countless individuals of the African Diaspora who haven't of knowing where their lineage begins.
And its a play about masks, how we wear them, when we wear them, and why we wear them.