- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/25721) - []() - []() - []() # Introducing: Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy ![News Product Releases generic blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/News-Product-Releases-generic-blog-image-780.jpg) [Autumn Winters](/novelist/bio/autumn-winters) 16 February 2018 As far as the NoveList office is concerned, February 16, 2018 should be a national holiday. We are all so excited to see what acclaimed director Ryan Coogler and a thrilling cast of luminaries do with Marvel’s Afrofuturist super-genius superhero king of Wakanda, T’Challa. AKA, Black Panther. In celebration of what is sure to be the can't-miss superhero movie of the year, we went ahead and made a decision: **Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy** is now a searchable genre in NoveList! That's right, thanks to the hard work of metadata librarians Lauren Kage and [Christine Wells](/novelist/bio/christine-wells "Christine Wells"), your patrons can now easily discover speculative works that will remind them of [Black Panther](http://4la.co/1FYEVW), [Janelle Monae](http://4la.co/1FYEVX), and let's not forget the [Jonzun Crew](http://4la.co/1FYEVY). Afrofuturism, as defined in NoveList, is a distinct artistic and philosophical movement that critically reinterprets black identity, the history of Africa, and the African diaspora through a science fictional/hypertechnological lens. We use Afrofantasy to describe genre fantasy featuring mainly black characters and set in a fantasy version of Africa, a fantasy setting inspired by Africa, or among African diasporic populations encountering magic anywhere. So, why not print and post our flyers, do a few searches, and encourage your patrons to make that mothership connection at your library this month? --- [Autumn Winters](/novelist/bio/autumn-winters "Autumn Winters") is a Readers' Advisory Librarian at NoveList. Category: [Product Releases ](/blogs/novelist/category/product-releases) Tags: [Genres](/blogs/novelist/tag/genres) [Readers' advisory](/blogs/novelist/tag/readers'-advisory) - Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/25721) - []() - []() - []()