Anxious People

"This is a story “about idiots.” It’s about a failed bank robbery and a highly unusual hostage situation. But what should be a nightmare scenario – a bunch of strangers held at gunpoint at an apartment open house – turns into a surprisingly sweet tale. It’s the perfect balance of heartwarming and heart-wrenching, and Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove, has a way of simply yet elegantly describing relationships. We can all be idiots, but we’re still all human beings worthy of connection and love."

"Fredrik Backman is one of my new fave authors from A Man Called Ove to Anxious People."

"In all of Backman's stories, there's a compelling sense of humanity and a profound compassion for frail human beings, and aren't we all frail?"