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Matt Haig Books in Order

Matt Haig has written 27 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is The Labrador Pact / The Last Family in England (2004) and the newest is The Midnight Train (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
2004–2026
Confirmed
23 of 27 titles
Pages on record
4,302 in 16 of 27 books
Reading time
72–108 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,302 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Matt Haig, author

Matt Haig writes across children's fiction and speculative fiction, with magic, Christmas and family relationships recurring. Thirty-two catalogued books carry Haig's name, reaching The Midnight Train (2026). Shadow Forest, the Truth Pixie books, Evie and the Midnight World are the series lines, and Fred Fordham graphic novels appear in the list. The 2010s hold the largest share of the catalogue.

Haig writes both fiction and non-fiction, with recurring themes of mental health and life's meaning. His novel The Midnight Library is about confronting choices and regrets.

How many Matt Haig books are there?

Matt Haig has 27 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 5 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Matt Haig Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Matt Haig books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Labrador Pact / The Last Family in England by Matt Haig (2004)
  2. Cover of The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig (2006)
  3. Cover of Shadow Forest by Matt Haig, book 1 of the Shadow Forest series (2007)
  4. Cover of Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest by Matt Haig, book 2 of the Shadow Forest series (2007)
  5. Cover of Samuel Blink and the Runaway Troll by Matt Haig, book 3 of the Shadow Forest series (2008)
  6. Cover of The Possession of Mr Cave by Matt Haig (2008)
  7. Cover of To Be A Cat by Matt Haig (2012)
  8. Cover of The Humans by Matt Haig (2013)
  9. Cover of Echo Boy by Matt Haig (2014)
  10. Cover of A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig, book 1 of the Christmas series (2015)
  11. Cover of Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig (2015)
  12. Cover of The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig, book 2 of the Christmas series (2016)
  13. Cover of How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (2017)
  14. Cover of Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig (2018)
  15. Cover of The Truth Pixie Goes to School by Matt Haig, book 2 of the Truth Pixie series (2019)
  16. Cover of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, book 1 of the Midnight World series (2020)
  17. Cover of Evie in the Jungle by Matt Haig, book 2 of the Evie series (2020)
  18. Cover of The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (2021)
  19. Cover of The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (2024)
  1. 1
    The Labrador Pact / The Last Family in England2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004352
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  2. 2
    The Dead Fathers Club2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006336
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  3. 3
    Shadow ForestShadow Forest #12007 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007416
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  4. 6
    The Possession of Mr Cave2008 · 244 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008244
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  5. 7
    The Radleys2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  6. 8
    To Be A Cat2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  7. 9
    The Humans2013 · 282 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013282
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  8. 10
    Humans: An A-Z2014 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014160
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  9. 11
    Echo Boy2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  10. 12
    A Boy Called ChristmasChristmas #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  11. 13
    Reasons to Stay Alive2015 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015256
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  12. 14
    The Girl Who Saved ChristmasChristmas #22016 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016336
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  13. 15
    Father Christmas and MeChristmas #32017 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017304
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  14. 16
    How to Stop Time2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017352
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  15. 17
    The Truth PixieTruth Pixie #12018 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018128
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  16. 18
    Notes on a Nervous Planet2018 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018304
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  17. 19
    Evie and the AnimalsEvie #12019 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019256
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  18. 20
    The Truth Pixie Goes to SchoolTruth Pixie #22019 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019128
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  19. 21
    The Midnight LibraryMidnight World #12020 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020288
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  20. 22
    Evie in the JungleEvie #22020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  21. 23
    A Mouse Called Miika2021 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021160
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  22. 24
    The Comfort Book2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  23. 25
    The Life Impossible2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  24. 26
    The Midnight Library Graphic NovelFred Fordham Graphic Novels #12026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  25. 27
    The Midnight TrainMidnight World #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Matt Haig books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Shadow Forest in order

3 books
  1. 1. Shadow Forest
  2. 2. Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
  3. 3. Samuel Blink and the Runaway Troll

Christmas in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Boy Called Christmas
  2. 2. The Girl Who Saved Christmas
  3. 3. Father Christmas and Me

Truth Pixie in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Truth Pixie
  2. 2. The Truth Pixie Goes to School

Evie in order

2 books
  1. 1. Evie and the Animals
  2. 2. Evie in the Jungle

Midnight World in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Midnight Library
  2. 2. The Midnight Train

Fred Fordham Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Midnight Library Graphic Novel

Standalone books

14 books

14 Matt Haig titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Matt Haig Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Matt Haig books run from The Labrador Pact / The Last Family in England (2004) to The Midnight Train (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Matt Haig in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Matt Haig books in order?

You only need to read Matt Haig books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Matt Haig books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Labrador Pact / The Last Family in England (2004), the earliest published title. After it come The Dead Fathers Club (2006), Shadow Forest (2007), Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest (2007) and Samuel Blink and the Runaway Troll (2008); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Matt Haig book?

The Midnight Train (2026) is the newest Matt Haig book released so far.

Is there a new Matt Haig book coming?

No next Matt Haig book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Matt Haig has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 3 nominations for Matt Haig. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize2007Won
  • Carnegie Medal2011Shortlisted
  • Carnegie Medal2008Shortlistedfor Shadow Forest
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize2007Shortlisted

Matt Haig at a glance

Still publishing
Matt Haig published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Matt Haig books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,302 pages across the 16 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 285 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Matt Haig books, 14 of 27, were published in the 2010s.

What the Matt Haig books are about

19 of the 27 Matt Haig books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.