Book · 2020 · Fiction
The Midnight Library
A Novel
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That's the story of a woman who has reached a breaking point. She ends up in a library filled with books that each hold a different version of her life.
What they say about it
- Discusses the premise“different version of her life”3
- Discusses reading the book2
The best things said about it
Every book on the shelf is The Midnight Library, that's what it's called, and every book on the shelf is a different possibility of her life.
Theo Von This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 2023 Matt Haig sold more than 10 million copies of his book, The Midnight Library.
Midnight Library was definitely one where I thought that is a very simple idea, but I had that idea for a long time.
Matt Haig How I Write · Aug 2026 In fact, the first draft of The Midnight Library, it wasn't Norah being the main character, it was a man called Adam.
Matt Haig How I Write · Aug 2026 I think there's a um there's a [ __ ] there's a book that where a girl lives many different versions of her life and Midnight Library yes.
I just finished uh midnight library by matt haig.
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
7 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a bestselling novel about a depressed woman who finds herself in a magical library where every book offers an alternate version of her life choices. Theo Von recommended the novel on This Past Weekend, praising its creative premise and how it explores the weight of regret and alternate possibilities. On How I Write, David Perell and Matt Haig discussed the immense global success of the book, with Haig detailing his creative process, the evolution of the protagonist from an initial male character named Adam, and his subsequent struggles with mental health after the book's publication. Gilbert Cruz introduced Haig on The Book Review by breaking down the core narrative of a protagonist facing a breaking point in an otherworldly library. Additionally, Alex Hormozi and Chris Williamson discussed the novel on Modern Wisdom in the context of regret minimization and paths not taken, while Robert Plomin mentioned finishing the book and reflected on its thematic exploration of alternative life endings.
Every mention
Theo Von every book on the Shelf is um the Midnight Library that's what it's called and every book on the Shelf is a… 1
“every book on the Shelf is um the Midnight Library that's what it's called and every book on the Shelf is a different possibility of her life”
Matt Haig Midnight Library was definitely one where I thought that is a very simple idea, but I had that idea for a l… 3
“Midnight Library was definitely one where I thought that is a very simple idea, but I had that idea for a long time.”
“because after the Midnight Library I had a kind of mental health wobble.”
“in fact, the first draft of the Midnight Library, it wasn't Norah being the main character, it was a man called Adam.”
Alex Hormozi I think there's a um there's a [ __ ] there's a book that where a girl lives many different versions of her… 1
“I think there's a um there's a [ __ ] there's a book that where a girl lives many different versions of her life and Midnight Library yes”
Dan Pfeiffer i just finished uh midnight library by matt haig 1
“i just finished uh midnight library by matt haig”
David Perell Matt Hag sold more than 10 million copies of his book, The Midnight Library. 1
“Matt Hag sold more than 10 million copies of his book, The Midnight Library.”
Gilbert Cruz He's most known in the United States for his smash hit The Midnight Library. That's the story of a woman wh… 1
“He's most known in the United States for his smash hit The Midnight Library. That's the story of a woman who has reached a breaking point. She ends up in a library filled with books that each hold a different version of her life.”
Robert Plomin one that i just finished today is called the midnight library which is uh by matt hegg 1
“one that i just finished today is called the midnight library which is uh by matt hegg”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I have a piece of fiction that I think a ton of people are going to read this spring because it is sort of like a sequel not sequel to a giant book that came out a few years ago. That book was called The Midnight Library. That was by Matt Haig.”