Matt Haig
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Matt Haig

Matt Haig is a British author for children and adults. His memoir Reasons to Stay Alive was a number one bestseller, staying in the British top ten for 46 weeks. His children's book A Boy Called Christmas was a runaway hit in his own country and is translated in over 25 languages. It is being made into a film by Studio Canal and The Guardian called it an 'instant classic'. Neil Gaiman said of his writing: 'Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories'. His novels for adults include the award-winning The Radleys and The Humans.

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Best Sellers

    • How to Stop Time

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Mark Meadows
    • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 640
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 601
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 600

    A love story across the ages - and for the ages - about a man lost in time, the woman who could save him, and the lifetimes it can take to learn how to live....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • I really wanted to like this

    • By Shauna on 02-20-18

    Regular price: $28.00

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Reasons to Stay Alive

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Matt Haig
    • Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 96
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 90
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 91

    Like nearly one in five people, Matt Haig suffers from depression. Reasons to Stay Alive is his inspiring account of how, minute by minute and day by day, he overcame the disease....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Wonderful entry to those just starting to struggle with anxiety and depression

    • By polevaultercourtney on 07-25-16

    Regular price: $20.99

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    • The Humans

    • A Novel
    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Mark Meadows
    • Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 864
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 783
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 784

    The critically acclaimed author of The Radleys shares a clever, heartwarming, and darkly insightful novel about an alien who comes to Earth to save humans from themselves....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Adorable alien story

    • By cristina on 07-07-13

    Regular price: $16.96

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    • A Boy Called Christmas

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
    • Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 28
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 28
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 28

    Eleven-year-old Nikolas - nicknamed "Christmas" - has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents, who love him....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Wonderful magical story!

    • By Twin Cities gal on 01-01-18

    Regular price: $21.00

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    • Notes on a Nervous Planet

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Matt Haig
    • Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 9

    The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives....

    Regular price: $11.61

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Wie man die Zeit anhält

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Christoph Maria Herbst
    • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 3
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 3

    Die erste Regel lautet: Du darfst dich niemals verlieben. Niemals. Tom Hazard ist Geschichtslehrer, ein introvertierter Mann...

    Regular price: $12.90

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    • Ich und die Menschen

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Christoph Maria Herbst
    • Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
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    In einer regnerischen Nacht wird Andrew Martin, Professor für Mathematik in Cambridge, aufgegriffen, als er nackt eine Autobahn entlangwandert...

    Regular price: $6.43

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Father Christmas and Me

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Natascha McElhone
    • Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8

    It isn't always easy growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Father Christmas and Me

    • By Camac on 02-05-18

    Regular price: $14.18

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • The Girl Who Saved Christmas

    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
    • Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 13
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 12
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 12

    Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world....

    Regular price: $25.20

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • The Radleys

    • A Novel
    • By: Matt Haig
    • Narrated by: Toby Leonard Moore
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3.5 out of 5 stars 126
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 85
    • Story
      3.5 out of 5 stars 84

    Just about everyone knows a family like the Radleys. Many of us grew up next door to one....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Brilliant!!

    • By Judy on 02-12-11

    Regular price: $22.63

    Free with 30-day Trial

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