Fredrik Backman's Reading List

By the Book: Fredrik Backman (2022)

NYT By the Book column (2022-09-29).

Joyce Carol Oates · 2000 · Buy on Amazon

"I recently reread "Blonde" and "On Boxing," by Joyce Carol Oates, and her writing still knocks me out of my chair every time."

On Boxing

Joyce Carol Oates · Buy on Amazon

"I recently reread "Blonde" and "On Boxing," by Joyce Carol Oates, and her writing still knocks me out of my chair every time."

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren · Buy on Amazon

""All the King's Men," by Robert Penn Warren, which I read for the first time only very recently and enjoyed very, very much."

The Wolf and the Watchman

Niklas Natt och Dag · Buy on Amazon

"His books are historical fiction and take place in Stockholm in the 1790s and they will just blow you away. I'm incredibly proud of him. He's one of my greatest inspirations."

Fever Pitch

Nick Hornby · Buy on Amazon

"Nick Hornby's "Fever Pitch" was a strong influence on me as a teenager"

Open

Andre Agassi · Buy on Amazon

"I thought the Andre Agassi autobiography "Open" was absolutely fantastic too."

The Gospel of the Eels

Patrik Svensson · Buy on Amazon

""The Gospel of the Eels," by Patrik Svensson, is about eels, for example, and I really had no idea how strongly I would feel about eels."

Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Fredrik Backman, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/fredrik-backman-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien (also rec’d by Jane Goodall & Trevor Noah ) · Buy on Amazon

"Over a summer when I was about 9, Tolkien consumed me. The adventure, the storytelling, the magical lands and terrifying creatures inhabiting them were all I thought about. When I was done, I started all over again. This was my first experience of absolute binge reading, and maybe my first love."

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