Mara Faye Lethem (New York, 1971) writes as if she were slicing open the tender—and often rotten—flesh of contemporary motherhood with a freshly sharpened knife. A translator into English of Albert Sánchez Piñol, Pol Guasch, Jaime Cabré, Jordi Nopca, and Max Besora, she now publishes her first novel in Catalan. Crazy series if you didn'tTranslated by Miriam Cano. It's a story that begins like a typical light comedy, full of nervous giggles, mothers in the park, and clueless fathers, but it soon reveals itself as a fierce satire, a scathing portrait of the fascist trap of perfection. The protagonist, Barbara, pregnant for the second time, navigates a suburban landscape that leads to organic yogurt and anxiety. All the mothers around her are impeccable, controlled, efficient; she, on the other hand, carries the feeling of being on the verge of exploding, both body and mind.

There is no summer that I do not miss. Henning MankellThe Swedish writer died almost ten years ago, but it's been a few years since he last wrote new books about Inspector Kurt Wallander, his most famous character. In fact, it's him I miss every summer.

After publishing two collections of poems and several short stories, Míriam Cano (Molins de Rei, 1982) suffered from a creative block. Five years later, the poet and translator broke that literary silence with Metamorphosis (L'Avenç), an intimate chronicle of two trips she made to the Greek village of Metamorfosis, which transformed her from within. On the first, Cano is accompanied by two great friends, Borja and Julia, and Julia's daughter, a baby. On the second, the writer shares the stay with Julia and her mother, Nuri, who has just lost her husband. Through them, the book explores friendship and loss, while inviting us to take things one step at a time, enjoying simple pleasures—eating, talking, not overthinking—and accepting ourselves without fear.