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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Staff Pick of the Week: “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman

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Genre: Fiction, Book Club Picks, Relationships

Read-Alikes: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas JonassonIona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare PooleyThe Summer Guests by Mart Alice Monroe

“Eight people become unlikely friends during a hostage situation created by an inept bank robber Backman’s latest novel focuses on how a shared event can change the course of multiple people ’s lives even in times of deep and ongoing anxiousness . A story with both comedy and heartbreak sure to please Backman fans. (Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2020)

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