New Novel From Zora Neale Hurston
In spring 2018, we’re getting a new book by Zora Neale Hurston, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” was unpublished when Hurston died in 1960. The story is about “the last known survivor of the slave trade who was illegally smuggled from Africa on the last slave ship to the U.S.” Hurston, who was an anthropologist as well as a writer, based the novel on her interviews with a survivor of the slave trade who told her about his capture and bondage fifty years after the slave trade was outlawed.
Amandla Stenberg To Star In Darkest Minds Adaptation
Amandla Stenberg will star in a film adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s YA dystopian novel The Darkest Minds. The story follows 16-year-old Ruby who’s on the run from a government “rehabilitation camp” for children with abilities. In her search for a safe haven, she joins up with a group of similarly afflicted kids. The film will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2).
Authors Guild Releases Report On Translation Pay (It’s Not Great)
The Authors Guild released a report on working conditions for translators in the U.S. According to the report, 65% of literary translators earned less than $20,000 in gross income in 2016 with only about 8% earning $60,000-$100,000. The survey also noted that income for literary translators hasn’t changed significantly over the past five years. While only 39% reported spending more than half of their working time on translation projects, only 17% reported earning more than half of their income strictly from translation work.
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