Maya Andersson
Teenage daughter of the hockey club’s general manager
3 books · 2016 to 2021First appears in BeartownFredrik Backman books in order · Fredrik Backman reading order · 8 books · 2012 to 2025 · Often set in the fictional Beartown, Sweden
Fredrik Backman Books in Order and Reading Order
Swedish writer Fredrik Backman writes warm, funny and moving novels about ordinary people. A Man Called Ove made him a worldwide bestseller, and his Beartown trilogy follows a small hockey-mad town in the forest.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Years are first Swedish publication.
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Fredrik Backman books in order
Where to start: Beartown with Beartown (2016); Britt-Marie with My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry (2013). There are 8 books in all, published from 2012 to 2025, across 3 series and groups.
The Fredrik Backman reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
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Beartown
3 books · Set in the fictional Beartown, Sweden- 1Beartown2016With Maya AnderssonBuy on Amazon
- 2Us Against You2017With Maya AnderssonBuy on Amazon
- 3The Winners2021With Maya AnderssonBuy on Amazon
Britt-Marie
2 books · Set in Sweden- 1My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry2013With ElsaBuy on Amazon
- 2Britt-Marie Was Here2014With Britt-MarieBuy on Amazon
Standalone
3 books · Set in Sweden- 1A Man Called Ove2012With OveBuy on Amazon
- 2Anxious People2019Buy on Amazon
- 3My Friends2025With LouisaBuy on Amazon
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Characters
9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Beartown
Peter Andersson
General manager of the hockey club
3 books · 2016 to 2021First appears in BeartownBenji Ovich
Hockey player with a wild streak
3 books · 2016 to 2021First appears in BeartownAmat
Young hockey player from a poor family
3 books · 2016 to 2021First appears in BeartownBritt-Marie
Elsa
Precocious seven-year-old
1 book · 2013First appears in My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryBritt-Marie
Fussy, lonely neighbour
2 books · 2013 to 2014First appears in My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s SorryStandalone leads
Ove
Grumpy widower
1 book · 2012First appears in A Man Called OveJim
Police officer
1 book · 2019First appears in Anxious PeopleLouisa
Teenage street artist
1 book · 2025First appears in My FriendsSimilar authors
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