MARIANA, published in 1940, is a hilarious coming-of-age novel by Monica Dickens, the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. It follows Mary Shannon’s path to adulthood in the 1930s, but opens in a much more haunting moment- Mary, now an adult, is…

Another powerful nominee for the International Booker Prize: PERFECTION by Vincenzo Latronico, translated by Sophie Hughes. PERFECTION is one of those quietly lingering books. Slim in size, but razor-sharp in its exploration of the millennial dream turned into disillusionment. Anna…