Found in Translation [March Challenge 2026]

Lost in Translation? We prefer Found in Translation! The reading challenge this month is to read a book that has been translated from another language. Russell, Rachael, and Rachel discuss some of their most recent reads and a few classics.

Books we discuss include:

• “The Cat Who Saved Books” by Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai
• “Princess Jellyfish” manga series by Akiko Higashimura
• “Spy x Family” manga series by Tatsuya Endo
• “Cat + Gamer” manga series by Wataru Nadatani, translated by Zack Davisson
• “Delicious in Dungeon” manga series by Ryoko Kui, translated by Taylor Engel
• “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas
• “The Door-to-Door Bookstore” by Carsten Henn, translated by Melody Shaw
• “When the Cranes Fly South” by Lisa Ridzén, translated by Alice Menzies
• “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman, translated by Henning Koch
• “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman, translated by Neil Smith
• “I Who Have Never Known Men” by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz
• “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• “Beowulf” translated by Seamus Heaney
• “No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison” by Behrouz Boochani, translated by Alenka Ropret, Omid Tofighian
• “The Pillow Book” by Sei Shonagon