A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Backman Books in Order

The complete Backman reading order — 40 books from 1892–2022.

  1. 01 Charles Backman 1892 Amazon — buy Charles Backman ThriftBooks — buy Charles Backman eBooks.com — buy Charles Backman
  2. 02 Social psychology 1964 Amazon — buy Social psychology Bookshop — buy Social psychology ThriftBooks — buy Social psychology eBooks.com — buy Social psychology
  3. 03 Woldemar Backman 1965 Amazon — buy Woldemar Backman ThriftBooks — buy Woldemar Backman eBooks.com — buy Woldemar Backman
  4. 04 Faulkner 1966 Amazon — buy Faulkner Bookshop — buy Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy Faulkner eBooks.com — buy Faulkner
  5. 05 Big in Asia 2002 Amazon — buy Big in Asia Bookshop — buy Big in Asia ThriftBooks — buy Big in Asia eBooks.com — buy Big in Asia
  6. 06 The worlds of medieval Europe 2003 Amazon — buy The worlds of medieval Europe Bookshop — buy The worlds of medieval Europe ThriftBooks — buy The worlds of medieval Europe eBooks.com — buy The worlds of medieval Europe
  7. 07 Thinking in Threes 2005 Amazon — buy Thinking in Threes Bookshop — buy Thinking in Threes ThriftBooks — buy Thinking in Threes eBooks.com — buy Thinking in Threes
  8. 08 En man som heter Ove 2012 Amazon — buy En man som heter Ove Bookshop — buy En man som heter Ove ThriftBooks — buy En man som heter Ove eBooks.com — buy En man som heter Ove
  9. 09 Foundations Of Astronomy 2012 Amazon — buy Foundations Of Astronomy Bookshop — buy Foundations Of Astronomy ThriftBooks — buy Foundations Of Astronomy eBooks.com — buy Foundations Of Astronomy
  10. 10 Cultures of the West Vol. 2 2013 Amazon — buy Cultures of the West Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy Cultures of the West Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy Cultures of the West Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy Cultures of the West Vol. 2
  11. 11 Cultures of the West 2014 Amazon — buy Cultures of the West Bookshop — buy Cultures of the West ThriftBooks — buy Cultures of the West eBooks.com — buy Cultures of the West
  12. 12 A Medieval Omnibus 2014 Amazon — buy A Medieval Omnibus Bookshop — buy A Medieval Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy A Medieval Omnibus eBooks.com — buy A Medieval Omnibus
  13. 13 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 2015 Amazon — buy My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Bookshop — buy My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry ThriftBooks — buy My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry eBooks.com — buy My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
  14. 14 My grandmother sends her regards and apologises 2015 Amazon — buy My grandmother sends her regards and apologises Bookshop — buy My grandmother sends her regards and apologises ThriftBooks — buy My grandmother sends her regards and apologises eBooks.com — buy My grandmother sends her regards and apologises
  15. 15 Cultures of the West: A History, Volume 1: To 1750 2015 Amazon — buy Cultures of the West: A History, Volume 1: To 1750 Bookshop — buy Cultures of the West: A History, Volume 1: To 1750 ThriftBooks — buy Cultures of the West: A History, Volume 1: To 1750 eBooks.com — buy Cultures of the West: A History, Volume 1: To 1750
  16. 16 Sources for Cultures of the West : Volume 2 2015 Amazon — buy Sources for Cultures of the West : Volume 2 Bookshop — buy Sources for Cultures of the West : Volume 2 ThriftBooks — buy Sources for Cultures of the West : Volume 2 eBooks.com — buy Sources for Cultures of the West : Volume 2
  17. 17 Bundle 2015 Amazon — buy Bundle Bookshop — buy Bundle ThriftBooks — buy Bundle eBooks.com — buy Bundle
  18. 18 Oma lässt grüßen und sagt, es tut ihr leid 2015 Amazon — buy Oma lässt grüßen und sagt, es tut ihr leid Bookshop — buy Oma lässt grüßen und sagt, es tut ihr leid ThriftBooks — buy Oma lässt grüßen und sagt, es tut ihr leid eBooks.com — buy Oma lässt grüßen und sagt, es tut ihr leid
  19. 19 Britt-Marie was here 2016 Amazon — buy Britt-Marie was here Bookshop — buy Britt-Marie was here ThriftBooks — buy Britt-Marie was here eBooks.com — buy Britt-Marie was here
  20. 20 And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer 2016 Amazon — buy And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer Bookshop — buy And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer ThriftBooks — buy And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer eBooks.com — buy And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
  21. 21 Backman, F 2016 Amazon — buy Backman, F Bookshop — buy Backman, F ThriftBooks — buy Backman, F eBooks.com — buy Backman, F
  22. 22 Björnstad 2016 Amazon — buy Björnstad Bookshop — buy Björnstad ThriftBooks — buy Björnstad eBooks.com — buy Björnstad
  23. 23 Beartown 2017 Amazon — buy Beartown Bookshop — buy Beartown ThriftBooks — buy Beartown eBooks.com — buy Beartown
  24. 24 The Scandal: Published in the U.S. as Beartown 2017 Amazon — buy The Scandal: Published in the U.S. as Beartown Bookshop — buy The Scandal: Published in the U.S. as Beartown ThriftBooks — buy The Scandal: Published in the U.S. as Beartown eBooks.com — buy The Scandal: Published in the U.S. as Beartown
  25. 25 The Fredrik Backman Collection 2017 Amazon — buy The Fredrik Backman Collection Bookshop — buy The Fredrik Backman Collection ThriftBooks — buy The Fredrik Backman Collection eBooks.com — buy The Fredrik Backman Collection
  26. 26 Fredrik Backman 3 Books Collection Bundle 2017 Amazon — buy Fredrik Backman 3 Books Collection Bundle Bookshop — buy Fredrik Backman 3 Books Collection Bundle ThriftBooks — buy Fredrik Backman 3 Books Collection Bundle eBooks.com — buy Fredrik Backman 3 Books Collection Bundle
  27. 27 Deal of a Lifetime 2017 Amazon — buy Deal of a Lifetime Bookshop — buy Deal of a Lifetime ThriftBooks — buy Deal of a Lifetime eBooks.com — buy Deal of a Lifetime
  28. 28 外婆的道歉信 2017 Amazon — buy 外婆的道歉信 Bookshop — buy 外婆的道歉信 ThriftBooks — buy 外婆的道歉信 eBooks.com — buy 外婆的道歉信
  29. 29 Us Against You 2018 Amazon — buy Us Against You Bookshop — buy Us Against You ThriftBooks — buy Us Against You eBooks.com — buy Us Against You
  30. 30 Sofia Coppola 2018 Amazon — buy Sofia Coppola Bookshop — buy Sofia Coppola ThriftBooks — buy Sofia Coppola eBooks.com — buy Sofia Coppola
  31. 31 Souls on Earth 2018 Amazon — buy Souls on Earth Bookshop — buy Souls on Earth ThriftBooks — buy Souls on Earth eBooks.com — buy Souls on Earth
  32. 32 Things My Son Needs to Know about the World 2019 Amazon — buy Things My Son Needs to Know about the World Bookshop — buy Things My Son Needs to Know about the World ThriftBooks — buy Things My Son Needs to Know about the World eBooks.com — buy Things My Son Needs to Know about the World
  33. 33 Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 2 2019 Amazon — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 2 Bookshop — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 2 ThriftBooks — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 2 eBooks.com — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 2
  34. 34 Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 1 2019 Amazon — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 1 Bookshop — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 1 ThriftBooks — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 1 eBooks.com — buy Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 1
  35. 35 Britt-Marie var här 2019 Amazon — buy Britt-Marie var här Bookshop — buy Britt-Marie var här ThriftBooks — buy Britt-Marie var här eBooks.com — buy Britt-Marie var här
  36. 36 Summary : Fredrik Backman's Beartown 2019 Amazon — buy Summary : Fredrik Backman's Beartown Bookshop — buy Summary : Fredrik Backman's Beartown ThriftBooks — buy Summary : Fredrik Backman's Beartown eBooks.com — buy Summary : Fredrik Backman's Beartown
  37. 37 Protein Chemistry 2019 Amazon — buy Protein Chemistry Bookshop — buy Protein Chemistry ThriftBooks — buy Protein Chemistry eBooks.com — buy Protein Chemistry
  38. 38 Anxious People 2020 Amazon — buy Anxious People Bookshop — buy Anxious People ThriftBooks — buy Anxious People eBooks.com — buy Anxious People
  39. 39 Bunica Mi-A Zis Sa-Ti Spun Ca-I Pare Rau 2021 Amazon — buy Bunica Mi-A Zis Sa-Ti Spun Ca-I Pare Rau Bookshop — buy Bunica Mi-A Zis Sa-Ti Spun Ca-I Pare Rau ThriftBooks — buy Bunica Mi-A Zis Sa-Ti Spun Ca-I Pare Rau eBooks.com — buy Bunica Mi-A Zis Sa-Ti Spun Ca-I Pare Rau
  40. 40 The Winners 2022 Amazon — buy The Winners Bookshop — buy The Winners ThriftBooks — buy The Winners eBooks.com — buy The Winners

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Charles Backman 1892
2 Social psychology 1964
3 Woldemar Backman 1965
4 Faulkner 1966
5 Big in Asia 2002
6 The worlds of medieval Europe 2003
7 Thinking in Threes 2005
8 En man som heter Ove 2012
9 Foundations Of Astronomy 2012
10 Cultures of the West Vol. 2 2013
11 Cultures of the West 2014
12 A Medieval Omnibus 2014
13 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 2015
14 My grandmother sends her regards and apologises 2015
15 Cultures of the West: A History, Volume 1: To 1750 2015
16 Sources for Cultures of the West : Volume 2 2015
17 Bundle 2015
18 Oma lässt grüßen und sagt, es tut ihr leid 2015
19 Britt-Marie was here 2016
20 And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer 2016
21 Backman, F 2016
22 Björnstad 2016
23 Beartown 2017
24 The Scandal: Published in the U.S. as Beartown 2017
25 The Fredrik Backman Collection 2017
26 Fredrik Backman 3 Books Collection Bundle 2017
27 Deal of a Lifetime 2017
28 外婆的道歉信 2017
29 Us Against You 2018
30 Sofia Coppola 2018
31 Souls on Earth 2018
32 Things My Son Needs to Know about the World 2019
33 Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 2 2019
34 Cultures of the West : A History, Volume 1 2019
35 Britt-Marie var här 2019
36 Summary : Fredrik Backman's Beartown 2019
37 Protein Chemistry 2019
38 Anxious People 2020
39 Bunica Mi-A Zis Sa-Ti Spun Ca-I Pare Rau 2021
40 The Winners 2022

Backman reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Charles Backman (1892). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Backman — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Backman books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1892–2022.

What is the newest Backman book?

The Winners, published in 2022.