You see those green shoots? It’s a new season, baby. And with that comes plenty of new reading opportunities. You can take a book outside, settle under a tree and get lost for a few hours. Or, you know, go to a café. Somewhere with a roof. But what should you actually pick up? These are the titles that Esquire’s contributing literary editor Jack Edwards has chosen, from a collection of harsh and hopeful German short stories to a snack-sized edition from a Booker winner.