Biography of Matt Haig

Born in Sheffield, UK in 1975, British author Matt Haig grew up in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Haig went on to study at Hull University and Leeds University. He ran his own online marketing company for a number of years before shifting his primary focus to writing.

His novels include The Last Family in England (2004); The Dead Fathers Club (2006); The Possession of Mr Cave (2008); The Radleys (2010); The Humans (2013); and The Midnight Library (2020). The Midnight Library was shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Awards "Fiction Book of the Year" and adapted into a ten-episode radio series for BBC Radio 4. He is also the author of the children's book Shadow Forest (2007) as well as the memoir How to Stay Alive (2015), which describes his struggles to cope with depression. He also writes for various news publications, including The Guardian and The Independent. He currently resides in York.


Study Guides on Works by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library is a novel by British author Matt Haig, published in 2020. The book explores the idea of unlived lives through the story of a woman named Nora Seed, who struggles to find meaning in her daily life.

The book follows Nora as she...