Matt Haig, The Midnight Train

From Gays Reading by Jason Blitman

June 10, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 212

About this episode

Jason Blitman interviews author Matt Haig about his latest novel, The Midnight Train, and discusses his literary career and advocacy work.

Host Jason Blitman talks to author Matt Haig ( The Midnight Library ) about his latest novel, The Midnight Train . This conversation was recorded live at University of San Diego presented by Warwick's.  Matt Haig  was born in Sheffield, England. His novels include  The Humans ,  How to Stop Time,  and  The Midnight Library , which has been a number one  New York Times  bestseller and sold more than fourteen million copies world-wide. His non-fiction works include his award-winning mental illness memoir  Reasons to Stay Alive  and  The Comfort Book . His most recent fiction,  The Life Impossible , was a  New York Times  bestseller. He has also written several children’s books, including  A Boy Called Christmas , which became a major feature film. His work has been published in fifty-six languages and he is an advocate for literacy, libraries, and better mental health provision for everyone. Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club  HERE SUBSTACK! MERCH! WATCH! CONTACT! hello@gaysreading.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Blitman

Guest: Matt Haig

Topics covered

literature
author interview
mental health
book discussion
fiction
advocacy

Keywords

Matt Haig
The Midnight Train
The Midnight Library
literacy
mental health
fiction
book club

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Midnight Train, The Midnight Library, The Humans, How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, The Comfort Book, The Life Impossible, A Boy Called Christmas

Places: University of San Diego, Sheffield, England