Russell Reads with the Rach(a)els

Found in Translation [March Challenge 2026]


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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
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Russell Reads with the Rach(a)elsBy Russell Carter, Rachel Timm, Rachael Miller