Anxious People is a novel by Fredrik Backman that explores the lives of a group of strangers brought together by an unusual bank robbery-turned-hostage situation. Through humour and heartfelt moments, Backman delves into themes of human connection, resilience, and the complexities of identity.
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman is a heartwarming novel about a meticulous and socially awkward woman who, after leaving her unfaithful husband, finds herself in a small town. There, she unexpectedly becomes the soccer coach for a group of misfit children, discovering new purpose and community.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman is a heartwarming novel about a young girl named Elsa who, after her eccentric grandmother’s death, embarks on a quest to deliver apology letters to people from her grandmother’s past.
Happiness Economics by Shari Lapena is a thought-provoking novel that explores the intersecting lives of a poet and an economist as they grapple with their personal and professional pursuits of happiness, blending wit and insight to examine the complexities of fulfillment and success in the modern world.
Things Go Flying by Shari Lapena is a novel that delves into the life of a family coping with the sudden onset of supernatural occurrences, exploring themes of identity, relationships, and the impact of the past on the present.
Help Yourself by Curtis Sittenfeld is a witty and insightful collection of short stories that illuminates human experience and upends our assumptions about class and race, envy and disappointment, gender and celebrity.
You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld is a collection of sharp and incisive short stories that delve into the complexities of human relationships and the nuances of modern life.
Giraffe & Flamingo is a novella by Curtis Sittenfeld about memory and the limits of self-perception. This book follows Emily as she navigates a seemingly perfect life disrupted by a move to a new city.
A Regular Couple is a novella by Curtis Sittenfeld, available exclusively for Kindle. The story follows follows Maggie, a star lawyer who while on her honeymoon encounters her one-time nemesis, Ashley, the faded queen bee of her high school.
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld is a novel that delves into the life of Lee Fiora, a scholarship student from Indiana who navigates the challenges of elite boarding school life at Ault School in Massachusetts.