Matt Haig

Since the publication of his 2015 memoir reasons to stay alive, Matt Haig has become one of Britain’s best-loved and bestselling authors, gently guiding his legion of fans on a path towards better mental health. Haig’s most recent novel the midnight library became another hugely popular success for the Brighton-based author, in its creation of a fictional library in which its heroine could choose a host of possible second chances in life. now, Haig returns to non-fiction again with the launch of the comfort book. conceived as a ‘kind of companion book’ to the midnight library, it is a collection of things Haig has written down to comfort himself at difficult moments. drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations celebrate the wonder of living – and all presented with Haig’s trademark kindness and generosity. he has sold more than a million books in the uk and his work has been translated into over forty languages.