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British Book Industry Awards

Written by Matt Haig on May 7, 2016

Reasons to Stay Alive and A Boy Called Christmas are shortlisted for British Book Industry Awards! My publicist Jaz Lacey Campbell is also shortlisted for her amazing work on Reasons to Stay Alive.

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THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY

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"A beguiling read, filled with warmth and humour, and a vibrant celebration of the power of books to change lives."

Sunday Times


"Just beautiful" Fearne Cotton


"An uplifting, poignant novel about regret, hope and second chances" David Nicholls


"Amazing and utterly beautiful, The Midnight Library is everything you'd expect from the genius storyteller who is Matt Haig" Joanna Cannon


"Love this man's books"

Jodi Picoult


"A beautiful book to get lost in" Zoe Ball


"The king of empathy" Jameela Jamil


"Clever, emotional and thought-inspiring"

Jenny Colgan


"Haig is one of the most inspirational popular writers on mental health of our age and, in his latest novel, he has taken a clever, engaging concept and created a heart-warming story that offers wisdom in the same deceptively simple way as Mitch Albom's best tales"

Independent


"A brilliant premise and great fun to have so many stories within one book" Daily Mail


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