My Friends is a novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, published by Simon & Schuster. This unforgettably funny and deeply moving tale follows four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later. In a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion.

Twenty-five years later, eighteen-year-old Louisa, an aspiring artist, discovers a transcendent painting connected to these friends and embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn its story. Winner of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction, the hardcover edition is 436 pages. Fredrik Backman is also the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, Beartown, and Anxious People.