Matt Haig
Author
Matt Haig is an award winning author for children and adults. He has sold more than three million books worldwide. He is known for his candid writings about mental health, often drawing on his own experiences. His memoir Reasons to Stay Alive was a number one bestseller, staying in the British top 10 for 46 weeks. Recalling life at his lowest while struggling with anxiety and depression in his 20s, the book also features his happy, fulfilled present– one he couldn’t imagine at his most ill – alongside discussing how to make the most of our time on this planet.
His children’s book A Boy Called Christmas was a runaway hit and has been translated into more than 40 languages. It is being made into a film starring Maggie Smith, Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent and The Guardian called it an ‘instant classic’.
His novels for adults include the award-winning How To Stop Time, The Radleys, The Humans and the number one bestseller The Midnight Library.
Matt posts regularly about mental health on social media to his audience of more than 800K followers. Matt writes candidly about depression, anxiety, mental health and wellbeing to help both adults and children talk about, and manage, everything from day to day stress to serious mental health conditions.