Matt Haig
Born: July 03, 1975 – Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Matt Haig is a British author whose work spans fiction, non-fiction, and children’s literature, often exploring themes of mental health, hope, and the human condition. Best known for The Midnight Library, which has sold over ten million copies and been translated into more than fifty languages, his writing has had global impact.
Biography & Author's Journey
Matt Haig, born in Sheffield in 1975 and raised in Newark, Nottinghamshire, is an acclaimed English author and journalist celebrated for his work across both fiction and non-fiction. He studied English and History at the University of Hull, later completing a master's degree at Leeds. Before his literary breakthrough, Haig briefly ran an internet marketing company and managed a nightclub, but his life took a dramatic turn in his mid-twenties when he suffered a severe bout of depression while living in Spain. This experience, nearly fatal, would become a defining moment in his personal and professional life, deeply shaping his writing voice and thematic focus.
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"Matt Haig is an English author and journalist known for both fiction and non-fiction, often in the speculative fiction genre"
— Wikipedia
"Haig’s memoir Reasons to Stay Alive was a number one Sunday Times bestseller in the UK"
— Wikipedia
"Haig's signature genre-bending style swirls sci-fi, magical realism, and mental health themes"
— She Reads
"Matt Haig is the internationally bestselling author of The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, and The Humans"
— Bookreporter
"Matt Haig has written several award-winning books for both children and adults"
— Speakers Associates
"Matt Haig's The Midnight Library was called the 'It’s a Wonderful Life of the modern day."
— She Reads
"Matt Haig became an advocate for mental health awareness after writing several self-help books"
— Speakers Associates
"The Guardian described Haig’s A Boy Called Christmas as an ‘instant classic"
— The Guardian
"Matt Haig's books have been translated into over fifty languages worldwide"
— Bookreporter
