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Author Matt Haig explores the afterlife as a journey on 'The Midnight Train'

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The cover of "The Midnight Train" and author Matt Haig. (Courtesy of Viking Books and Ken Laily)
The cover of "The Midnight Train" and author Matt Haig. (Courtesy of Viking Books and Ken Laily)

Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with best-selling author Matt Haig about his new novel "The Midnight Train."

The book centers around Wilbur Budd, a successful businessman who, after his death, finds himself taking a train to revisit formative moments in his life.

Book excerpt: 'The Midnight Train'

By Matt Haig

From "The Midnight Train" by Matt Haig, published by Viking Books, an imprint of the Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2026 by Matt Haig.

This segment aired on May 28, 2026.

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