Matt Haig
speaker
2,177 appearances
5 recordings
4 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 18 Jun
Matt Haig’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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You know, like, why are you on the sofa?
Why?
So I think it's really helped some people with that, with understanding that.
And so a lot of reasons to stay alive is looking for the perfect metaphors, a way of visualizing this invisible thing.
And yeah, I'm pleased it played a role, certainly in my country, in the conversation.
It depends where I am.
I mean, definitely it's not my most read book now.
Like, The Midnight Library far exceeds that in terms of number of readers, in terms of countries and stuff.
I think in the UK I'm probably still known slightly more as a, and I hate the phrase, but like mental health advocate or whatever.
Because, you know, I was on TV a lot talking about mental health and stuff.
So when I'm recognised...
But I think in terms of the internet and the wider picture, I'm probably predominantly known for The Midnight Library, which kind of came out of Reasons to Stay Alive, because the mental health theme is still there.
It's just fictionalized.
And I feel much more comfortable writing that stuff in fiction.
I mean, one for the obvious reason, you're not writing about real people.
You're not writing about your parents and stuff.
And the other thing is, you know, you're not writing yourself.
So weirdly, you can put more of yourself in there.
Like with The Midnight Library, the further away from me Nora became, the more she became me.
Like the first draft, Nora wasn't Nora.
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