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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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