#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Matt Haig
Cover for The Midnight Train

The Midnight Train

On Sale May 26, 2026

When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?

No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there.
The chance to re-live the moments that meant most.
To see what kind of person you really were.

For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.

Before he gave it all away.

He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything . . .

A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.

THE MIDNIGHT TOUR
US EVENTS

May 31 2026 (Sun)
Cambridge, MA
Porter Square Books at First Parish Church
4:00 PM EDT
Jun 1 2026 (Mon)
Portsmouth, NH
Writers on a New England Stage at The Music Hall
7:00 PM EDT
Jun 2 2026 (Tue)
Portland, ME
Books-A-Million at Hannaford Hall
7:00 PM EDT
Jun 3 2026 (Wed)
New York, NY
Barnes & Noble Union Square
6:00 PM EST
Jun 4 2026 (Thu)
Philadelphia, PA
The Free Library of Philadelphia at Parkway Central Library
7:00 PM EDT
Jun 5 2026 (Fri)
Dallas, TX
Arts & Letters Live at the Dallas Museum of Art
7:30 PM CDT
Jun 6 2026 (Sat)
San Diego, CA
Warwick's @ University of San Diego
4:00 PM PDT
Jun 7 2026 (Sun)
Pasadena, CA
Vroman's @ Pasadena Presbyterian Church
4:00 PM PDT
Jun 8 2026 (Mon)
San Francisco, CA
LitQuake / JCC San Francisco at Kanbar Hall
7:00 PM PDT
Jun 9 2026 (Tue)
Chicago, IL
Chicago Humanities Festival
7:30 PM CDT
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick

Matt Haig

The #1 New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year

"A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."—The Washington Post

The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book.

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“An odyssey of action and awe.” —The New York Times

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About the Author

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Matt Haig

Matt Haig is the author of the international bestsellers The Life Impossible and The Midnight Library, along with four other novels, the renowned memoir Reasons to Stay Alive, and several award-winning children’s books. His work has been published in fifty territories across the world.

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