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The Midnight Library

The Graphic Novel
By Matt Haig
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Between life and death there is a library... Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth, she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets... Read More
Format: Hardback
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The multi-million bestseller, beloved the world over, is brought to new life in this beautiful graphic novel.

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Between life and death there is a library...

Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth, she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived.

Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?

Based on the multi-million copy selling global phenomenon, Fred Fordham has brought Matt Haig's modern classic to thrilling life as a graphic novel.

A stunning hardcover edition to treasure and a beautiful gift.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837264520

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Illustration: Full colour, illustrated, graphic novel.

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Fred Fordham

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 171.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 800g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Matt Haig was born in Sheffield. His novels include the bestsellers The Humans, How to Stop Time and The Life Impossible. His book The Midnight Library has sold over twelve million copies worldwide. His non-fiction includes The Comfort Book and the award-winning memoir of mental illness Reasons to Stay Alive. His work has been published in fifty-six languages.

matthaig.com | @mattzhaig


Fred Fordham is an author and illustrator of graphic novels, with a particular focus on literary adaptations. He has worked with the estates of Harper Lee, Aldous Huxley, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ursula K. Le Guin to create long-form comics of those authors' works, and has collaborated with contemporary authors including Philip Pullman and Phil Earle to adapt and illustrate their stories.

fredfordham.com

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