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About 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 novels have won the Smarties Gold Medal, the Blue Peter Book of the Year, been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal three times.

His books have received praise from Neil Gaiman, Stephen Fry, Jeanette Winterson, Joanne Harris, Patrick Ness, Ian Rankin and SJ Watson, among others. The Guardian summed up his writing as 'funny, clever and quite, quite lovely' by The Times and the New York Times called him 'a writer of great talent'.

Recent updates about Matt Haig

International Moment of Laughter Day

It's #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay so read To Be A Cat by Matt Haig from Penguin Random House Children's UK

21 days ago

International Moment of Laughter Day

It's #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay so read To Be A Cat by Matt Haig from Corgi Childrens

21 days ago

World Storytelling Day

Amazing!!! Echo Boy by Matt Haig. Published by Corgi Childrens.

1 month ago

World Storytelling Day

Echo Boy is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

Wilhelm Grimm (Birthday)

Wilhelm Grimm, one of the Brothers Grimm, was born on this day 1786. A good time to read Shadow Forest by Matt Haig. Published by Corgi Childrens.

2 months ago

Valentine's Day

Discover Echo Boy by Matt Haig. Published by Corgi Childrens.

2 months ago

Valentine's Day

Loving Echo Boy by Matt Haig from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

2 months ago

Valentine's Day

#ValentinesDay tomorrow, so why not read Echo Boy by Matt Haig from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

2 months ago

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