Matt Haig

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Matt Haig is a bestselling British author known for his diverse literary works, including novels, children's books, and non-fiction.
His most famous titles include The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, and Reasons to Stay Alive.
Haig's writing often explores themes of mental health, time, and the human experience.
He has been open about his own struggles with depression and anxiety, which inform much of his work.
Haig's books have been translated into numerous languages and have garnered critical acclaim.
His ability to blend philosophical insights with accessible storytelling has made him a popular author across various genres and age groups.

Böcker av Matt Haig

Midnattsbiblioteket

av Matt Haig • 2020

Nora wanted to end her life. Instead, she lands in a library of unlived possibilities.

3.98

2 000 000+

🌀 Parallel Lives 🔄 Life Do-Over 💔 Regret And Redemption 📚 Wise Mentor 📖 Library Setting

Immersiv

Midnattsbiblioteket

Nora wanted to end her life. Instead, she lands in a library of unlived possibilities.

av Matt Haig 2020 288 sidor

3.98

2 000 000+ betyg

🌀 Parallel Lives 🔄 Life Do-Over 💔 Regret And Redemption 📚 Wise Mentor 📖 Library Setting

Hur man stoppar tiden

av Matt Haig • 2017

A 400-year-old history teacher is forbidden to love. His new colleague makes him break the rule.

3.82

200 000+

🧬 Ageless Protagonist 🕵️ Secret Society ⏳💕 Love Across Time 🔍👧 Search For Daughter 🏰 Elizabethan London

Hur man stoppar tiden

A 400-year-old history teacher is forbidden to love. His new colleague makes him break the rule.

av Matt Haig 2017 339 sidor

3.82

200 000+ betyg

🧬 Ageless Protagonist 🕵️ Secret Society ⏳💕 Love Across Time 🔍👧 Search For Daughter 🏰 Elizabethan London

The Life Impossible

av Matt Haig • 2024

A widow inherits an Ibiza house, where a sea light grants psychic visions and a hidden threat.

3.47

100 000+

🏡 Mysterious Inheritance 🔮 Psychic Awakening 🌊 Oceanic Mystery 🌌 Otherworld Portal 🌿 Eco-Spirituality

The Life Impossible

A widow inherits an Ibiza house, where a sea light grants psychic visions and a hidden threat.

av Matt Haig 2024 324 sidor

3.47

100 000+ betyg

🏡 Mysterious Inheritance 🔮 Psychic Awakening 🌊 Oceanic Mystery 🌌 Otherworld Portal 🌿 Eco-Spirituality

Människorna

av Matt Haig • 2013

An alien steals a mathematician's life to erase a proof, then falls for the family he must betray.

4.07

100 000+

👽 Alien Becomes Human 🧮 Mathematical Fiction 🎭 Philosophical Comedy 🕵️ Assumed Identity 🧠 Introspective Sci-Fi

Människorna

An alien steals a mathematician's life to erase a proof, then falls for the family he must betray.

av Matt Haig 2013 285 sidor

4.07

100 000+ betyg

👽 Alien Becomes Human 🧮 Mathematical Fiction 🎭 Philosophical Comedy 🕵️ Assumed Identity 🧠 Introspective Sci-Fi

Reasons to Stay Alive

av Matt Haig • 2015

At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.

4.06

100 000+

🖊️ Depression Memoir 😰 Living With Anxiety 🌱 Mental Illness Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

Reasons to Stay Alive

At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.

av Matt Haig 2015 266 sidor

4.06

100 000+ betyg

🖊️ Depression Memoir 😰 Living With Anxiety 🌱 Mental Illness Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

The Comfort Book

av Matt Haig • 2021

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

4.05

74 000+

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Mindfulness Practices

The Comfort Book

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

av Matt Haig 2021 272 sidor

4.05

74 000+ betyg

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Mindfulness Practices

Notes on a Nervous Planet

av Matt Haig • 2018

The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?

3.94

56 000+

🧠 Digital Age Anxiety 🏙️ Modern Life Critique 📵 Social Media Detox 🧘 Mindfulness Practices 👁️ Attention Economy Critique

Notes on a Nervous Planet

The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?

av Matt Haig 2018 299 sidor

3.94

56 000+ betyg

🧠 Digital Age Anxiety 🏙️ Modern Life Critique 📵 Social Media Detox 🧘 Mindfulness Practices 👁️ Attention Economy Critique

The Midnight Train

av Matt Haig • 2026

After death, a bookseller boards a train that replays his life: every joy, every regret.

4.05

22 000+

🚂 Life Review Journey 💔 Second Chance Love 📚 Bookshop Life 👻 Spirit Guide Mentor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Postwar England

The Midnight Train

After death, a bookseller boards a train that replays his life: every joy, every regret.

av Matt Haig 2026 296 sidor

4.05

22 000+ betyg

🚂 Life Review Journey 💔 Second Chance Love 📚 Bookshop Life 👻 Spirit Guide Mentor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Postwar England

Shadow Forest

av Matt Haig • 2007

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

3.97

1 000+

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Shadow Forest

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

av Matt Haig 2007 416 sidor

3.97

1 000+ betyg

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

How to Stop Time / The Humans / The Radleys

av Matt Haig

He's 400 years old. His society forbids love. Then a colleague recognizes him from a past life.

3.33

🐢 Slow Aging 🕵️ Secret Societies 🏝️ Solitude 💔 Grief And Loss ⏳ Love Across Time

How to Stop Time / The Humans / The Radleys

He's 400 years old. His society forbids love. Then a colleague recognizes him from a past life.

av Matt Haig

3.33

21 betyg

🐢 Slow Aging 🕵️ Secret Societies 🏝️ Solitude 💔 Grief And Loss ⏳ Love Across Time

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