These are my recommendations for this month: books I've read, articles that have resonated with me, stories I can't stop thinking about. You'll find fiction and nonfiction, new releases and forgotten classics. When a story is available in multiple languages, I've included all the links so you can read it in your preferred language.
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Babel (RF Kuang)
In an alternate 19th century, Oxford controls the world through translation magic: words engraved in silver work as spells. A group of students from different parts of the British Empire arrives at Oxford's Royal Institute of Translation — and gradually begins to question the system from within.
Language, power, colonialism, academia. It's exactly the kind of book I love: immersive, intelligent, and will probably make me want to throw things at the wall (from pure emotional frustration, you understand). It deserves WAY more attention than it gets among Spanish-speaking readers.
Available in: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
Another one that's been on my list for ages, and every time I look at it I wonder why I haven't started it yet. (The answer is probably "because it's 800 pages and life is short," but anyway.)
Synopsis: A world divided by ancient religions, dragons, and political conspiracies — everything a girl needs, right? Several women in positions of power try to maintain balance between faith, betrayal, and imminent destruction. Epic adult fantasy in capital letters, written by an author who knows how to build worlds that stand on their own.
And in case you didn't know: Samantha Shannon wrote the blurb for Babel. These authors know each other and recommend each other's work. In the end, fantasy creates its own ecosystem — and that's pretty cool.
Available in: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪
The City of Dead Lights (David Uclés) — Nadal Prize 2026
It's not exactly dark fantasy. It's something stranger and more literary. And it has me absolutely captivated.
Carmen Laforet asks for darkness so she can write. All of Barcelona goes dark. Different eras of the city overlap in the same space: Picasso cries for Simone Weil, Cortázar paints Laforet, Gaudí varnishes passersby, Bolaño gets ahead of his own death, García Márquez flees in a boat, and George Orwell protects Montserrat Caballé from war projectiles. A photographer who captures what hasn't happened yet tries to understand what the hell happened.
Barcelonian magical realism with the 2026 Nadal Prize. By the same author who sold 300,000 copies of The Peninsula of Empty Houses. Only available in Spanish for now, which is a shame for the rest of the world.
Available in: 🇪🇸
EXTRA: THE LIBRARIANS (Documentary, PBS 2026)
It's not a book, but it's about books. And it says a lot.
Librarians in the United States are on the front lines of a silent battle: access to books on diversity, racial history, and LGBTQ identity is being restricted in many states. This documentary follows them as they fight to keep libraries as spaces for free thought.
Sarah Jessica Parker is an executive producer, and the documentary has 94% recommendations on Rotten Tomatoes since its premiere on February 9, 2026.
Unfortunately, it's not available in Germany (yet). But I'll find it.
Because when books start being banned, something important is happening. Libraries aren't just buildings with bookshelves: they're spaces for free thought.
Can you tell me if YOU can watch it? If yes, would you share the link with me, please? 😘
👉 More information: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/ (in English; remember that) You can translate it with one click in Chrome.)
👉 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Librarians_(2025_film)
BONUS: The most absurdly hilarious story you'll read this month
«The Protracted, Peculiar, and Probably Quite Pointless Trial of Bertie Masturbine«The Very Long, Very Strange, and Probably Unnecessary Trial of Bertie Masturbine» — Winner of the Reedsy competition #329
A man dies and is tried in purgatory. The problem is, his trial never ends: lawyers from heaven and hell argue endlessly… until we discover that the interminable trial IS his punishment.
Absurd humour, moral philosophy, and a perfect ending. I laughed like a maniac.
GOOD NEWS
Yes, things are very bad in many respects. But there is also good news. It depends on what we focus on. Below I leave you the good news I want to share this week, and remember that you can quickly translate any article in your browser (See how here)
158 giant tortoises returned to Floreana Island in the Galapagos.
The species had been extinct on that island for over 150 years. Thanks to a selective breeding program that identified descendants with DNA from the original species, 158 specimens between 8 and 13 years old have been released in their ancestral territory
The plan aims to reach 700 tortoises so the population can be self-sustaining. Sometimes good things take a century and a half, but they arrive.
Margaret Atwood has just published the second part of "The Woman Thing"
Her essay on how the perception of women has changed throughout history. Sharp, brilliant, necessary — and free on her Substack.
She talks about "Momism" in the 1950s, the birth control pill as a catalyst for second-wave feminism, and how women have been simultaneously revered and repressed throughout history. Pure Atwood: incisive, ironic, impossible to ignore.
👉 Original in English here, translated into Spanish with Google Translate here
I hope you enjoy this month's Recommended Stories, and please tell me which one appeals to you the most.
And the usual question: What are you reading this month? Tell me below, please.
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