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 ...
Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author who gained fame from his debut novel "A Man Called Ove." The book that was originally published in Sweden had a slow start in the United States, but after 18 months ...
EXCLUSIVE: No Trace Camping, the indie production company behind the Oscar nominated film Room has purchased the film rights to Fredrik Backman’s soon-to-be-published novella The Deal Of A Lifetime, ...
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 ...
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, ...