# Event Details - **Event Name**: A Novel Book Club: ANXIOUS PEOPLE - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: A Novel Book Club invites you to a meeting on Wednesday, May 20 at 7PM to discuss ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman. All are welcome, whether you've ever attended a meeting or not. No registration required! Use coupon code BOOKCLUB10 to get your 10% book club discount when purchasing online here: https://novelmemphis.com/book/9781501160844 In store book club book purchases will also receive a 10% discount. If you prefer ebooks, your purchase at Bookshop.org benefits Novel when you make us your home store and purchase here: https://bit.ly/4cwf3Ne And if you prefer audiobooks, purchases from Libro.fm benefit Novel as well when you make us your home and purchase here: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781797105833-anxious-people Description An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a “quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure” (People). Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t fix their own marriage. There’s a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can’t seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment’s only bathroom, and you’ve got the worst group of hostages in the world. Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next. Proving once again that Backman is “a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives” (USA TODAY), Anxious People “captures the messy essence of being human….It’s clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry” (The Washington Post). This “endlessly entertaining mood-booster” (Real Simple) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save us—even in the most anxious of times. About the Author Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, Anxious People, The Winners, and My Friends, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and X @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/memphis/a-novel-book-club-anxious-people/200029919124724 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Meetups - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Memphis - **state**: TN - **country**: United States - **location**: 387 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN, United States, Tennessee 38117 - **lat**: 35.11992 - **long**: -89.91064 - **full address**: 387 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN, United States, Tennessee 38117 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A Novel Book Club: ANXIOUS PEOPLE - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/f71d58b6cd2ca14e0803319407da03ef68dfc9c36dfa2502d13e9293e23a7162-rimg-w1200-h628-dcfefefe-gmir?v=1775810184 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A Novel Book Club: ANXIOUS PEOPLE being held? - **A:** A Novel Book Club: ANXIOUS PEOPLE takes place on Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 387 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN, United States, Tennessee 38117. - **Q**: Who is organizing A Novel Book Club: ANXIOUS PEOPLE? - **A:** A Novel Book Club: ANXIOUS PEOPLE is organized by Novel Memphis. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "A Novel Book Club: ANXIOUS PEOPLE", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/f71d58b6cd2ca14e0803319407da03ef68dfc9c36dfa2502d13e9293e23a7162-rimg-w1200-h628-dcfefefe-gmir?v=1775810184", "startDate": "2026-05-20T19:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/memphis/a-novel-book-club-anxious-people/200029919124724", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "387 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN, United States, Tennessee 38117", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "387 Perkins Extended, Memphis, TN 38117-3801, United States", "addressLocality": "Memphis", "addressRegion": "TN", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "35.11992", "longitude": "-89.91064" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A Novel Book Club invites you to a meeting on Wednesday, May 20 at 7PM to discuss ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman. 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