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Matt Haig talks to Claudia Hammond

The Midnight Train

Hay Festival 2026, 

Imagine a train that could take you back in time, so you can undo the mistakes you made. The best-selling author of The Midnight Library brings us another brilliant novel that asks us to consider what makes a life well-lived. The Midnight Train tells the story of Wilbur. On the brink of his death, a train arrives ready to take him back in time to relive his most important moments. If your life flashed before your eyes, where would you stop? Haig is in conversation with author and psychologist Claudia Hammond.