My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Simon & Schuster, 2025)
Fiction
Fredrik Backman’s My Friends (ISBN: 9781398516397, hardback). Teenager Louisa has become custodian of a famous painting. Most people don’t notice the three tiny figures depicted, sitting at the end of a pier, but they capture Louisa’s attention and set her on a path to find out more about them and the painting. Backman’s characters are awkward, quirky and highly relatable; and of course the tale doesn’t quite follow the path you might expect.