Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I call Fredrik Backman from halfway across the world – he in his Stockholm apartment, me in my New York one – he says ...

I have followed Fredrik Backman’s writing since 2013 when I read "A Man Called Ove." I was hooked then, and he hasn’t disappointed me since. His latest book, "My Friends," is another great story in ...

A year ago, bestselling Swedish writer Fredrik Backman stood in front of a massive audience so terrified, he was convinced he was having a heart attack. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) FREDRIK ...

Bookmarks will host Fredrik Backman this week, the internationally bestselling author of “A Man Called Ove” and “Beartown."This speaking event coincides with the release of his highly anticipated new ...

“Art is a joy so overwhelming that you almost can’t bear it [...] you can see a painting, and for a single moment of your life, just for a single breath, you can forget to be afraid.” Fredrik ...

When I call Fredrik Backman from halfway across the world – he in his Stockholm apartment, me in my New York one – he says something I don’t expect. The “Anxious People” author is soft-spoken, even ...

Bestselling Swedish writer Fredrik Backman says he never struggled with his confidence as much as he did writing his new book, My Friends. In fact, he was seriously considering retiring. A year ago, ...