Matt Haig is an English writer and journalist who is known for the famous book Midnight Library. He, who himself has struggled with depression and knows about it, has started to break the taboo; he has addressed this issue in his books and works and has opened up the conversation about depression. He was born in Sheffield, England in 1975. He studied English and history at the University of Hull in England and is currently engaged in writing and journalism. Matt Haig is married to Andrea Semple. They have two children. Unlike himself, who has an academic education, he and his wife have decided not to send their children to school and educate them at home.
Matt Haig suffered from depression when he was twenty-four years old. This depression intensified and caused him to have a mental breakdown. Haig went to the verge of suicide, but he was able to overcome this disease. However, he still suffers from anxiety. Anyway, his encounter with depression caused him to be able to write about it in his works. The themes that come up in his books are inspired by the experience he went through in his youth: dealing with depression and mental breakdown.
The Bestselling and most popular books by Matt Haig
Matt Haig has written many books. He writes for both adults and children. Among his famous books are Midnight Library, How to Stop Time and Reasons to Stay Alive.
1.The Midnight Library
The Midnight Library was published in 2020. This book is the story of the journey of a girl named Nora Syed who enters the midnight library and can see her other lives in this library. If she had other choices, how would her career have progressed? Where did her emotional relationships go? Would her condition deteriorate so much that she commits suicide?
In an interview about writing this story, Matt Haig said: “Writing a story is the best way to discover and explore ideas about longing and happiness, and that’s what I’ve realized in this work.” Among his books, he finds Midnight Library more agreeable than other books. Because this work is closer to him and his interests than others. He also chose a male narrator for this book, but in order to make the story of the book not similar to his own life story, he changed it to the character of Nora, a thirty-five-year-old woman.
2.How to Stop Time
The book How to Stop Time was published in 2017. This book is the story of the life of a 41-year-old man who went to London and is going to work as a history teacher in a school. A forty-one-year-old man has a strange secret with him and has kept this secret for several centuries and has not let anyone know about it. What is the story about?
3.Reasons to Stay Alive
The book Reasons to Stay Alive was published in 2015. Matt Haig wrote this book based on his experience of living with depression and anxiety and from his own life, the different stages of the disease he went through and his experiences. This book will help the audience to get to know this sensitive topic and help them to defeat depression. This book is Matt Hague’s first non-fiction book in which he has written about depression and discussed it with people other than his immediate family.
4.The Humans
This novel which is written by Matt Haig is an amazing and appealing story about a professor of mathematics who uncovers a horrifying truth about the world. Professor Andrew Martin has no other choice but to face the reality that humans are not living lonely in the world and that an alien race exists in this universe. The story is both simultaneously funny and shocking, as Andrew is obliged to struggle with the ramifications of the discovery and how it influences his life and the lives of those around him. The novel contains many interesting characters, each with their own special points of view on alien detection. The writing is tangible and descriptive, letting the reader completely involve themselves in the story. The Humans is an interesting and shocking book that will let you think about the nature of reality.
read more :(what is the meaning of cultural intelligence?)
5.The Comfort Book
The Comfort Book which is written by Matt Haig is a great and useful book. It is full of useful advice and tips about finding comfort in the midst of troubles. The book provides an unparalleled point of view on how to deal with stress, anxiety, and depression. It is penned in a captivating and simple style that you can easily understand and use in your own life. The book consists of three sections: Comfort Basics, Comfort Strategies, and Comfort Practices. Each section offers helpful information on finding comfort in various aspects of life.
The list of books by Matt Haig
- The Labrador Pact
- The Dead Fathers Club
- The Possession of Mr. Cave
- The Radleys
- Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
- Samuel Blink and the Runaway Troll
- A Boy Called Christmas
- The Girl Who Saved Christmas
- Father Christmas and Me
- Notes on a Nervous Planet
- Evie and the Animals
- A Mouse Called Miika
- The Truth Pixie
- To Be a Cat
- The Truth Pixie Goes to School
- Shadow Forest
- The Last Family in England
- Echo Boy
- Humans: An A-Z
- Evie in the Jungle
- The Runaway Troll
- Brand Failures: The Truth About The 100 Biggest Branding Mistakes of All Time
- Brand Success: How the World’s Top 100 Brands Thrive and Survive
- How Come You Don’t Have an E-business Strategy?