Hay Festival Book Club – The Midnight Library
Matt Haig talks to Poorna Bell
– Free Online
Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?
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?
Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library became a global bestseller on its release and was recently one of the most nominated titles for our recent Pleasure List campaign. Join the conversation as we revisit this modern classic for this month.
Read it? Loved it? Let us know what you think over on our new Instagram page, @hayfestivalbookclub.
Further reading
Matt Haig on ‘The Midnight Library,’ Mental Illness and Winnie-the-Pooh, New York Times
Matt Haig: ‘I regret that I couldn’t be better for my wife before my breakdown’, iNews
About the author
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.
ABOUT HAY FESTIVAL BOOK CLUB
Timeless titles to offer you a break from the day to day. Can't decide what to read next? Follow your curiosity and join Hay Festival on a journey to imagine the world anew through great literature. Unconstrained by genre or form these are our monthly picks of great books worth reading (or re-reading) right now.
Throughout the month, we'll share interesting links and articles relating to our selection on Instagram channel (@hayfestivalbookclub) and invite you all to get involved with your questions and comments. Each selection will also be marked with a free online event.
If you'd like to recommend a book for consideration, get in touch via bookclub@hayfestival.org.
Happy reading!
