Last November I turned 30, and while many people would dread such a birthday, I was excited. So, of course, I threw myself a bookish birthday tea party!

Fredrik Backman is quickly becoming one of my very favorite contemporary authors. Beartown by Fredrik Backman is full of delicacy, insight, and heart.

This is a story about the brutality of the publishing industry, about the beauty of finding your voice through the art of writing; a story about racism and white guilt, about sacrificing your soul for fame and fortune.