Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several critically acclaimed novels including A Man Called Ove, Anxious People, Beartown, Us Against You, and The Winners, amongst others. He has also written two novellas and one work of nonfiction, Things My Son Needs to Know About the World.
Fredrik’s novels have sold over 20 million copies globally and are published in more than forty countries. They have become book club and bestseller list mainstays, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Salon, The Atlantic, Goodreads, AARP, The Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian.
A Man Called Ove spent 90 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and has sold over 3 million copies in the US. Alongside a stage adaption, OVE has become an Academy-Award nominated Swedish film.
Wickedly funny, touching, and wise, Fredrik’s writing connects with readers around the world in its honest depictions of ordinary people and tales of everyday courage. He lives in Sweden with his family.