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The Midnight Train by Matt Haig

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What if you could return to the moments that made you — and see whether you chose the life you really wanted?

Matt Haig returns to the world of The Midnight Library with a magical love story about Wilbur Budd, an old man who boards the Midnight Train and revisits the moments that shaped his life. Tender, reflective, and hopeful, The Midnight Train asks what we would change if we could go back — and whether peace comes from changing the past or finally accepting it.

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES | TODAY | SHEREADS | WOMAN’S WORLD | PARADE | THE NERD DAILY | HER CAMPUS | BOOKPAGE

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About the book:

In The Midnight Train, Wilbur Budd reaches the end of his life carrying one great regret: Maggie, the love of his life. His happiest days were with her on their honeymoon in Venice, before ambition, compromise, and the choices of a lifetime pulled everything apart.

Then comes the Midnight Train — a mysterious journey through the moments that mattered most. Wilbur is given the chance to revisit the life he lived, the love he lost, and the person he became. But seeing the past is not the same as changing it, and every second chance comes with a cost.

From Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library, this is a magical, tender novel about love, regret, memory, and the hard work of forgiving yourself.

What if you could return to the moments that made you — and see whether you chose the life you really wanted?

Matt Haig returns to the world of The Midnight Library with a magical love story about Wilbur Budd, an old man who boards the Midnight Train and revisits the moments that shaped his life. Tender, reflective, and hopeful, The Midnight Train asks what we would change if we could go back — and whether peace comes from changing the past or finally accepting it.

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES | TODAY | SHEREADS | WOMAN’S WORLD | PARADE | THE NERD DAILY | HER CAMPUS | BOOKPAGE

Rent new hardcover on Trove: $11.99 - Each rental copy is kept for 30 days. If you love the book and decide to keep it, the remaining balance applies.
Buy new hardcover on Trove: $30.00

____________________________________________

About the book:

In The Midnight Train, Wilbur Budd reaches the end of his life carrying one great regret: Maggie, the love of his life. His happiest days were with her on their honeymoon in Venice, before ambition, compromise, and the choices of a lifetime pulled everything apart.

Then comes the Midnight Train — a mysterious journey through the moments that mattered most. Wilbur is given the chance to revisit the life he lived, the love he lost, and the person he became. But seeing the past is not the same as changing it, and every second chance comes with a cost.

From Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library, this is a magical, tender novel about love, regret, memory, and the hard work of forgiving yourself.

  • Publisher: Viking
    Title:The Midnight Train: A Novel
    Author: Matt Haig
    On Sale Date: May 26, 2026
    ISBN-13: 9780593833377
    ISBN-10: 0593833376
    Format: Hardcover
    Retail Price: $30.00 USD
    BISAC: Fiction / Time Travel
    Page Count: 304
    Dimensions: 8.6 in H | 5.8 in W | 1.2 in T
    Weight: 0.8 lb

  • Matt Haig is the bestselling author of The Midnight Library, The Life Impossible, How to Stop Time, and multiple works of fiction and nonfiction. His books are known for combining big emotional questions with accessible, hopeful storytelling.

    The Midnight Train returns to the same Midnight World as The Midnight Library, which has sold more than fourteen million copies worldwide, according to Penguin Random House Retail.

  • Pre-release readers are calling it heartfelt, hopeful, and quietly profound:

    • Early readers describe The Midnight Train as a beautiful addition to the world of The Midnight Library.

    • Reviewers are responding to its themes of love, regret, self-forgiveness, and the choices that shape a life.

    • Booksellers highlight Wilbur’s journey as a story about making peace with the life you lived.

    • Several early readers describe it as emotional, reflective, and lingering.

This book is for you if:

  • You loved The Midnight Library.

  • You are drawn to stories about second chances, regret, lost love, and the road not taken.

  • You like literary fiction with a magical or speculative twist.

  • You are part of a book club looking for themes of marriage, memory, ambition, forgiveness, and what makes a life meaningful.

  • You want an emotional and hopeful novel.

Quotes:

“Love The Midnight Library? You’ll Love the Sequel, Too . . . Matt Haig returns with another life-affirming novel, this one about a man on a magical train that helps him revisit key moments of his life. . . If you enjoy the ‘Midnight’ experience, climb aboard.”
— The New York Times Book Review
“There’s something magical about train travel and Venice, so pairing the two with Matt Haig’s The Midnight Train—a new time-traveling love story that recalls his bestseller The Midnight Library—feels fitting.”
— Reader's Digest

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