Matt Haig creates both literary fiction and non-fiction works. His novels include The Humans, How to Stop Time, and The Midnight Library, which topped both the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller lists. He has authored several children’s titles, notably A Boy Called Christmas, which was adapted into a major motion picture, alongside his recent non-fiction work for adults, The Comfort Book.

The Life Impossible, Matt Haig’s latest novel came out in paperback on 5th June, 2025 – a stunning novel about hope and new beginnings. When retired mathematics teacher Grace Winters inherits a dilapidated property on a Mediterranean isle from a forgotten friend, curiosity gets the better of her.

She lands in Ibiza on a one way ticket, with no plans and no guidebook. Amongst the rocky terrain and sun-soaked coastline, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past. Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life- changing power of a new beginning.

At Chelsea Arts Festival, Matt Haig will be in conversation with Jordan Stephens, in a conversation hosted by Annie Mac.