
He is a master craftsman, weaving subtle details into a beautifully told, captivating masterpiece. Backman writes stories that are full of heart yet gritty and real enough that they don’t veer into cloying sentimentality. “I loved this book so much that I truly didn’t want it to end. Julia Turner, Itinerant Literate Books, Charleston, SC Summer 2018 Reading Group Indie Next List


When the worst happens, who do you stand by - your team, your community, your family? In Beartown, Backman shows us, once again, that human beings are anything but predictable.” On the cusp of that victory, news breaks of a crime that shakes the community to its core.

Beartown is on its way back up, riding the heels of its most successful junior team in years. “After a family tragedy, former NHL player Peter Andersson moves his family back to Beartown, where he's gotten a job as general manager for the local hockey club.
