The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
“Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?”
Available as Paperback, eBook, Downloadable audio
The life-changing reader-favourite, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive and The Comfort Book
*THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN, Matt Haig’s new novel from the world of The Midnight Library, is arriving in May 2026*
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON
READERS’ MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION
‘BEAUTIFUL’ Jodi Picoult, ‘UPLIFTING’ i, ‘BRILLIANT’ Daily Mail, ‘AMAZING’ Joanna Cannon, ‘ABSORBING’ New York Times, ‘THOUGHT-PROVOKING’ Independent
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
*** This book has been printed with two different colour cover designs, in deep blue and silver foil, available for limited time only. Colours will be assigned at random when your order is dispatched, and cannot be altered. ***
“A beguiling read, filled with warmth and humour, and a vibrant celebration of the power of books to change lives”
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“A beautiful fable, an It’s a Wonderful Life for the modern age – impossibly timely when we are all stuck in a world we wish could be different”
Jodi Picoult
“A celebration of life’s possibilities … A beautiful concept … Charming”
guardian
“A rare and welcome light of hope and wisdom in the darkness”
Joanne Harris
“A wonderful story … Such a beautiful book to get lost in”
Zoe Ball, Bbc Radio 2
Matt Haig
Matt Haig was born in Sheffield. His novels include the bestsellers The Humans, How to Stop Time and The Life Impossible. His book The Midnight Library has sold over twelve million copies worldwide. His non-fiction includes The Comfort Book and the award-winning memoir of mental illness Reasons to Stay Alive. His work has been published in fifty-six languages.
@mattzhaig | matthaig.com
What is the best way to live? Matt Haig introduces his new novel The Midnight Library. Discover Nora Seed’s world today
