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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...