Bolu Babalola brings new life to ancient folklore in "Love In Color"

Bolu Babalola knows all about love. 

The Nigerian-British television writer, novelist and Twitter mastermind spoke to CBS News about today's American release of her first book, "Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold." The collection of short stories features colorful and whimsical depictions of some of the world's most famous folklore.  "Love In Color" takes both well-known and long-ignored myths from around the world and transforms them into full-bodied stories that center women's agency and people of color — an exploration, Babalola says, paid homage to origins that people might be less familiar with and allowed her to creatively emphasize the depths of the romance genre. The characters are plucked out of ancient tales like Ghana's "The Princess's Wedding, Lesotho's "How Khosi Chose a Wife," and China's "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl," and dropped directly into modern worlds.