Matt Haig

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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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And books...

You know, there's a fundamental sort of misunderstanding about books.

I don't think books are meant to be for everybody.

I think the great thing about books is they're personal.

There's no person that's for everybody and there's no book that's for everybody.

And that's exactly how it should be.

Yeah, absolutely.

Everyone's allowed a legitimate criticism.

The one star review which I get a lot, which I don't agree with, is when they say he writes children's books for adults.

Because I think, okay, I do, in a way.

My new one, The Midnight Train, has got a train in it.

You can't get more children's books than a magical train.

Think of all the children's books, they've all got a magical train in them.

So that's fine.

But I actually think it's a compliment to write children's books for adults.

I think children are actually better readers than adults.

And I think the trick of staying a good reader is basically keeping that childlike self alive.

Because if you think about it, kids just go with the imagination so much.

You can write about unicorns.

You don't have to explain the unicorns.

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