Multi Talented actor, fashion consultant, on-air presenter and digital content creator Denola Grey has made public his plans to publish his first book titled “The Moonseeker”.
This is a fiction novel for children that explores the world of fantasy through the eyes of the African child. This adds to a long list of feathers on Denola’s hat as he looks to once again make a statement in the creative space.
“The Moonseeker” tells the story of Ara, a young boy who lives in a town that has been cursed. A town with no moonlight. The story is about Ara choosing bravery in the face of adversity and embarking on a journey to save his town from an evil sorcerer.
Denola is a big fan of the Fantasy genre, he has always been drawn to movies & books that come with magic, enchantment and an escape from reality. This played as an inspiration to authoring this book. Denola also looks to express key character traits like bravery & self belief in the “Moonseeker”, something he looks to inspire in all children.
The story behind “The Moonseeker” is purely fiction, although some elements of the story are indicative of Denola’s worldview. Growing up in a world where many of the stories he learnt in films and books were not representative of who he was or where he was coming from, Denola came to the realization that a lot of rich and vibrant West African stories were not being told. Representation & identity then became strong motivations when he began putting pen to paper.
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As a media personality, Denola has featured articles, blogs, and op-eds of major Nigeria & international magazines, newspapers & platforms. Writing comes naturally to Denola, and he’s occasionally viewed it as a form of therapy & escape. He calls it a place he gets to share his most existential thoughts with himself, very often poetically.
Denola takes great pride in authoring “The Moonseeker”, he sees it as part of a huge step in corrective literature where black people are celebrated and black children are inspired in their own personal ability, as well as hope in their strength and courage to stand up and face adversity. He also admits that deciding to write children’s books was undiscovered waters for him, but his passion made him live up to the challenge.
“The Moonseeker ” is set for its debut and will be available exclusively on Akiddie. Akiddie helps content owners distribute their content all over the world & they get these content owners paid for their work. Akiddie helps creators of children’s content to monetize their content in text, audio and video and connect to the children in their communities’.
