Fredrik Backman, ANXIOUS PEOPLE: A Novel

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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"People affect each other in ways you're not aware of and in ways that you're not expecting." Fredrik Backman, the bestselling author of Beartown and A Man Called Ove, joins Zibby to discuss his latest novel, Anxious People, the #1 bestseller which is now out in paperback. The two talk about the lifelong effects of losing loved ones to suicide, as well as why Fredrik prefers to work through the tragic death of his friend in his comedic books instead of his dramatic stories. They also connect over their shared belief that parenthood is often a thankless job.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Libby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:07.0	I'm also the host of Moms Don't Have Time to Lose Weight, and I'm the editor of the anthology,
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0:16.8	All proceeds of that book go to COVID-19 vaccine research.
0:20.4	And I'm the editor-in-chief of M don't have time to write a new publication on Medium.
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0:29.1	And if all that isn't enough, you can follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens.
0:32.8	And my website is Zibby Owens.com.
0:35.0	Okay, now back to this amazing podcast.
0:39.5	I was really excited to talk to Frederick Bachman about his book, Anxious People, which just came out in paperback. Frederick is
0:45.3	the number one New York Times bestselling author of a man called Ove. My grandmother asked me to tell
0:50.6	you she's sorry. Britt Marie was here, Bayertown,
0:56.6	us against you, and now anxious people,
0:59.1	as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction.
1:01.4	His books are published in more than 40 countries.
1:05.0	He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.
1:06.6	Welcome, Frederick.
1:10.0	Thank you so much for coming on Moms Don't Have Time to read books to discuss anxious people,
1:12.3	your number one New York Times bestseller now out in paperback.
1:16.7	Thank you.
1:17.3	Thank you for having me.
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