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Fredrik Backman book club questions

Book club questions for every Fredrik Backman title in our library, listed A to Z. 8 guides, each with original discussion questions, themes, and read-alikes for what to pick next.

  • Anxious People

    by Fredrik Backman

    A failed bank robbery turns into a hostage standoff at an apartment viewing, throwing together a group of anxious strangers who have more in common than they think.

    A modern book club favorite

  • Beartown

    by Fredrik Backman

    In a small forest town that lives for its junior hockey team, a single violent act forces everyone to choose between loyalty to the team and standing with the person harmed.

    A modern book club favorite

  • Britt-Marie Was Here

    by Fredrik Backman

    A fastidious, socially awkward woman in her sixties leaves her husband, takes a job in a dying town, and improbably ends up coaching its ragtag children's soccer team.

    A modern book club favorite

  • A Man Called Ove

    by Fredrik Backman

    A rigid, grieving widower keeps trying to follow his late wife out of this world, only to be repeatedly interrupted by the boisterous new neighbors who need him.

    A modern book club favorite

  • My Friends

    by Fredrik Backman

    A teenager obsessed with a famous painting sets out to uncover the story of the four friends who made it, a story of art, refuge, and a bond that outlasts them.

    A modern book club favorite

  • My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

    by Fredrik Backman

    After her beloved, larger-than-life grandmother dies, a precocious seven-year-old follows a trail of apology letters that leads her into the hidden lives of everyone in their building.

    A modern book club favorite

  • Us Against You

    by Fredrik Backman

    With Beartown reeling and its hockey club near collapse, an escalating rivalry with the neighboring town hardens loyalty into something dangerous. (Book 2 of the Beartown trilogy.)

    A modern book club favorite

  • The Winners

    by Fredrik Backman

    Two years after the events that shook Beartown, an approaching storm and a boiling-over rivalry force the town to reckon with its old wounds. (Book 3 of the Beartown trilogy.)

    A modern book club favorite