New Releases by Matt Haig

மனத்தளர்ச்சியால் துவண்டு போயிருப்பவர்களுக்கு ஊக்கத்தையும் நம்பிக்கையையும் கொடுக்கும் நூல்! தன்னுடைய மனநோயின் காரணமாக, சாவின் விளிம்புவரை சென்ற மேட் ஹெயிக், அதனுடன் எப்படிப் போராடி வெற்றி பெற்று, மீண்டும் வாழ்க்கையைக் கொண்டாடக் கற்றுக் கொண்டார் என்பதைப் பற்றிய bru003eஓர் உண்மைக் கதை இது. ஏதோ ஒரு வழியில் நம் ஒவ்வொருவருடைய வாழ்வையும் மனநோய்கள் தொட்டுவிட்டுத்தான் செல்கின்றன. அதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக, அதனால் நாம் பாதிக்கப்படாமல் இருக்கும்பட்சத்தில், நம்முடைய அன்புக்குரியவர்களில் bru003eஒருவரோ அல்லது நம்முடைய நண்பர்களில் bru003eஒருவரோ அதனால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கக்கூடும். மனத்தளர்ச்சிக்கு ஆளாகியிருந்தவர் என்ற முறையில் தன்னுடைய அனுபவங்கள் குறித்த, மேட் ஹெயிக்கின் வெளிப்படையான பேச்சு, மனநோயால் சின்னாபின்னமாகி இருப்பவர்களுக்கு நம்பிக்கை ஒளியூட்டும்; அதன் தீவிரத்தைப் பற்றி எதுவும் அறியாமல் இருப்பவர்களின் கண்களைத் திறக்கும்.

«E se potessi tornare indietro e cancellare i tuoi rimpianti, cosa faresti in modo diverso?». Dall’autore dei bestseller Come fermare il tempo e Ragioni per continuare a vivere, un nuovo romanzo che commuove, diverte e scalda il cuore. «Matt Haig ha un dono: l’empatia per la condizione umana, per le sue luci e le sue ombre, di cui usa l’intero spettro per costruire meravigliose storie». Neil Gaiman Fra la vita e la morte esiste una biblioteca. Quando Nora Seed fa il suo ingresso nella Biblioteca di mezzanotte, le viene offerta l’occasione di rimediare agli errori commessi. Fino a quel momento, la sua vita è stata un susseguirsi di infelicità e scelte sbagliate. Le sembra di aver deluso le aspettative di tutti, comprese le proprie. Ma le cose stanno per cambiare. Come sarebbe andata la vita di Nora se avesse preso decisioni diverse? I libri sugli scaffali della Biblioteca di mezzanotte hanno il potere di mostrarglielo, proiettando Nora in una versione alternativa della realtà. Insieme all’aiuto di una vecchia amica, può finalmente cancellare ogni suo singolo rimpianto, nel tentativo di costruire la vita perfetta che ha sempre desiderato. Ma le cose non vanno sempre secondo i piani, e presto le sue nuove scelte metteranno in pericolo la sua incolumità e quella della biblioteca. Prima che scada il tempo, Nora deve trovare una risposta alla domanda di tutte le domande: come si può vivere al meglio la propria vita?

Matt Haig, Derek Landy, Philip Reeve, Joseph Delaney, Susan Cooper, Mal Peet, Berlie Doherty, Robin Jarvis, Eleanor Updale, Jamila Gavin and Sam Llewellyn have come together to bring you eleven spine-tingling stories. Watch your step as you take a ghost walk around the ancient city of York and a long-ago woodland which is reawakening. Be warned of the drowned boy who will stop at nothing to find someone to play with for all time. Look into the mirror, where a lost child lurks, ready to pull you in, and try not to cry out at the monstrous creatures prowling for their next victim. Some stories will make you scream, some will make you shiver - but all will haunt you long after you''ve put the book down.

Tom Hazard menyimpan rahasia berbahaya. Ia mungkin tampak seperti pria biasa berusia 41 tahun, tapi karena kondisi medis sangat langka, ia sudah hidup berratus-ratus tahun. Tom pernah jadi bagian sejarahÐÐmemainkan musik untuk Shakespeare, mengekspolarasi lautan dengan Captain Cook, dan minum koktail dengan Fitzgerald. Sekarang, ia hanya ingin hidup normal. Jadi Tom pindah ke London, tempat tinggal lamanya, untuk jadi guru sejarahÐÐ pekerjaan yang pas untuk orang yang menyaksikan sejarah kota itu dengan mata kepala sendiri. Tom mengira ia akan mendapatkan hidup yang diinginkannya. Hingga seorang wanita yang jadi guru bahasa Prancis di sekolahnya tampak tertarik padanya. Tapi Masyarakat Albatross, kelompok rahasia yang melindungi orang-orang seperti Tom, punya satu aturan: jangan jatuh cinta. Ketika kenangan masa lalu yang menyakitkan dan tindakan membahayakan dari pemimpin Masyarakat Albatross mengancam kehidupan baru dan kisah cintanya, satu hal yang tak bisa ia miliki mungkin malah jadi satu-satunya hal yang bisa menyelamatkannya. Tom harus memutuskan apakah ia akan tetap terjebak di masa lalu, ataukah ia siap untuk hidup di masa kini?

Como podemos nos sentir menos ansiosos e deprimidos em um mundo cada vez mais dominado pelas redes sociais? Após anos convivendo com a depressão e as crises de pânico, Matt Haig percebeu que determinadas interações nas redes sociais agiam como gatilhos para a sua ansiedade. Em uma tentativa de buscar uma saúde mental mais equilibrada no mundo altamente conectado em que vivemos, Haig começou a pesquisar a relação entre a quantidade de informações, imagens e interação virtual ao nosso dispor e nossa sensação crescente de cansaço, solidão e depressão. Se somos bombardeados de imagens felizes e temos acesso a todo tipo de informação o tempo todo, por que nos sentimos cada vez mais perdidos e solitários? Por que vemos a incidência de quadros como depressão, ansiedade e síndrome do pânico aumentar? Para o autor, essas perguntas só podem ser respondidas fazendo uma análise da nossa sociedade, hoje dominada pela tecnologia e pela lógica do consumo. Uma de suas conclusões é que o modo como vivemos está projetado para nos fazer perder o controle. A partir desse prognóstico, Haig traz propostas para manter a sanidade em um planeta que nos deixa desequilibrados e para buscar a felicidade mesmo com a ansiedade sendo encorajada. Observações sobre um planeta nervoso é um olhar pessoal e fundamental sobre como se sentir feliz, humano e pleno no século XXI.

«Quando ero depresso credevo un mucchio di cose brutte, che poi si sono rivelate false. E così il libro ha assunto in buona sostanza la forma di una lettera al me stesso di allora, in cui gli fornivo delle ragioni per vivere. Era una cosa molto personale, ma i lettori ci si sono riconosciuti. Due settimane dopo la pubblicazione il libro era in vetta alle classifiche inglesi (non ero mai stato nella top ten, prima di allora) ed è rimasto tra i best seller per un anno». Matt Haig «Ci sono stati momenti in cui avrei voluto non aver mai scritto Ragioni per continuare a vivere, perché non volevo che i lettori mi etichettassero per sempre come Mr Depressione. Ma adesso ho cambiato idea. Mi fa piacere che i lettori lo apprezzino, che imparino qualcosa dal mio libro e lo ritengano utile. La vera sorpresa è stato scoprire quante persone l’abbiano letto pur non avendo un’esperienza diretta della malattia mentale, solo per poter capire meglio certi stati mentali invisibili. Sono contento di aver contribuito, almeno nel mio paese, ad attenuare il marchio negativo associato ad argomenti come la depressione e il suicidio. E sono ancora più contento di aver aiutato qualcuno ad aprirsi, a parlare della sua salute mentale e magari a ritrovare la speranza. Vale sempre la pena di vivere. Ed è valsa la pena di scrivere questo libro. Spero che vi piaccia». Matt Haig Cosa significa sentirsi veramente vivi? A 24 anni, il mondo di Matt Haig si sgretola. Non riesce a trovare alcuna ragione per vivere. Questa è la storia vera di come è riuscito a superare le sue crisi, venire a patti con la depressione, la malattia che lo ha quasi annientato, imparando a vivere di nuovo. Un’esplorazione toccante, divertente e gioiosa di quello che si può fare per vivere meglio, amare meglio e tornare a sentirsi pienamente vivi. Ragioni per continuare a vivere è molto più di un memoir: è un libro per godere a pieno il tempo che ci è dato sulla terra.

Dyma stori wir am sut gwnaeth Matt Haig oresgyn argyfwng, trechu afiechyd meddwl a fu bron a''i ddinistrio a dysgu sut i fyw unwaith eto. Llyfr teimladwy, doniol a llawen - mae Rhesymau Dros Aros yn Fyw yn fwy na chofiant. Mae''n llyfr am wneud y gorau o''ch amser ar y ddaear.

Twelve-year-old Evie has a talent. She can HEAR what animals are thinking and she can TALK to them with her mind. When Evie goes on a trip to the Amazon rainforest, her powers are put to the test. She makes friends with pink river dolphins, must save an injured sloth, and discovers the secret life of a jaguar. Soon she sees that the jungle is in serious and deadly danger, and comes up with a rather risky plan to help save it.

Si la màgia té un començament, pot ser que també tingui un final? L''Amelia necessita que el seu desig es faci realitat, per això el demana al Pare Noel. Però la màgia en la qual vol creure està començant a esvair-se, i el Pare Noel té molts altres problemes de què preocupar-se: els elfs i els trols estan enfadats, els rens cauen del cel i el Nadal corre perill de ser cancel·lat. Però l''Amelia no és una noia normal i corrent...

Un contundente testimonio acerca de los perjuicios de vivir hiperconectados. Matt Haig sostiene que es este mundo nervioso y rápido en el que vivimos el que crea individuos nerviosos, al límite. Estamos más conectados que nunca y sin embargo nunca hemos estado más solos. Esta aceleración se traduce además en un bombardeo informativo que nos exige estar al tanto de las noticias que se suceden, sin tiempo para reflexionar ni resetear nuestras mentes. Si el sistema parece diseñado para hacernos infelices, hay algo que podamos hacer al respecto? ¿Se pueden reorganizar las prioridades? Haig parte de su propia experiencia para explicarnos cómo podemos defendernos, rehumanizarnos y cambiar para siempre el modo en el que invertimos nuestro valioso tiempo en el planeta.

New school. New friends. Same old pixie. ''Don''t try to be something You really are not. Your one true self Is the best thing you''ve got.'' In this heartwarming adventure. the Truth Pixie and her human friend go to school, face a bully and learn the importance of friendship and being yourself. With words by the bestselling mastermind Matt Haig and pictures by the inky genius Chris Mould.

WHEN EVIE TALKS TO ANIMALS . . . THEY TALK BACK. Eleven-year-old Evie has a talent: a supertalent. She can HEAR what animals are thinking. She promises to keep it top secret, but then an evil pet-thief strikes. Every animal in town is in danger and only by DARING TO BE HERSELF can Evie save her furry and feathered friends.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library. The world is messing with our minds. What if there was something we could do about it? Don’t miss Matt Haig’s new novel The Life Impossible, coming September 2024 Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth.

The Book Club Kindles contain selections from the library''s Table Talk and Cover to Cover Book Clubs as well as celebrity book club picks from Oprah Winfrey, Jenna Bush Hager, and Reese Witherspoon.

Un oscuro segreto che mette in pericolo i propri cari, una cavalcata attraverso la Storia, l’amore come un frutto proibito. La storia misteriosa di un uomo che ha vissuto tante vite sognandone sempre una normale. «Matt Haig ha un’empatia per la condizione umana, le sue luci e le sue ombre, e usa tutti i colori della sua tavolozza per costruire le sue storie eccellenti». Neil Gaiman Pensate a un uomo che dimostra quarant’anni, ma che in realtà ne ha più di quattrocento. Un uomo che insegna storia nella Londra dei giorni nostri, ma che in realtà ha già vissuto decine di vite in luoghi e tempi diversi. Tom ha una sindrome rara per cui invecchia molto lentamente. Ciò potrebbe sembrare una fortuna... ma è una maledizione. Cosa succederebbe infatti se le persone che amate invecchiassero normalmente mentre voi rimanete sempre gli stessi? Sareste costretti a perdere i vostri affetti, a nascondervi e cambiare continuamente identità per cercare il vostro posto nel mondo e sfuggire ai pericoli che la vostra condizione comporta. Così Tom, portandosi dietro questo oscuro segreto, attraversa i secoli dall’Inghilterra elisabettiana alla Parigi dell’età del jazz, da New York ai mari del Sud, vivendo tante vite ma sognandone una normale. Oggi Tom ha una buona copertura: insegna ai ragazzi di una scuola, raccontando di guerre e cacce alle streghe e fingendo di non averle vissute in prima persona. Tom deve a ogni costo difendere l’equilibrio che si è faticosamente costruito. E sa che c’è una cosa che non deve assolutamente fare: innamorarsi. Come fermare il tempo è una storia folle e dolceamara su come perdere e poi ritrovare se stessi, sull’inevitabilità del cambiamento e sul lungo tempo necessario per imparare a vivere. Una storia bellissima in cui riconoscersi, per piangere su tutto ciò che perdiamo e per rallegrarci delle meraviglie della vita.

Apa rasanya menjadi orang yang mengalami gangguan kecemasan atau depresi? Ada dorongan yang membanjiri perasaan dan pikiran mereka sampai-sampai tubuh fisiknya pun ikut sakit. Bahkan, tak sedikit dari mereka yang akhirnya memutuskan untuk bunuh diri. Matt Haig pernah berada di titik itu. Ia pernah mencoba bunuh diri di pinggir tebing ketika berusia 24 tahun. Serangan panik yang bertubi-tubi dan harapan yang baginya tidak terlihat membuatnya berpikir bahwa mengakhiri segalanya adalah hal terbaik. Tetapi, pada langkah terakhir, ia berhenti dan mengurungkan niatnya. Sampai sekarang, ia menjadi bukti bahwa gangguan kecemasan dan depresi bisa diatasi. Melalui buku ini, Matt Haig akan membagikan pengalamannya mulai dari gejala depresi, rasanya mendapat serangan panik, hingga apa yang membuatnya bertahan hidup hingga hari ini. Kita akan menyelami apa yang mereka rasakan dan bagaimana membantu mereka (atau bahkan kita sendiri) menjadi lebih baik. “Mungkin ini adalah buku terpenting yang saya baca tahun ini.” —Simon Mayo “Penting untuk dibaca oleh mereka yang mengalami depresi atau siapa pun yang merasa dirinya depresi (alias semua orang).” —SJ Watson

De 41-jarige geschiedenisleraar Tom Hazard ziet eruit als een normale man, maar leeft door een ongewone aandoening al eeuwenlang. Hij is overal geweest, heeft alles meegemaakt, is talloze malen van identiteit veranderd. Hij wil nu vooral een gewoon leven, net als ieder ander. Hij mag alleen niet verliefd worden... Het eeuwige leven is een bitterzoet verhaal over identiteit, over de onvermijdelijkheid van veranderingen en over de tijd die het kost om te leren hoe te leven.

Wenn Liebe die Zeit besiegt Seit kurzem lebt Tom Hazard wieder in London, wo er die faszinierende Camille kennenlernt. Auf Anhieb fühlt er sich zu ihr hingezogen. Doch er trägt ein Geheimnis in sich, von dem niemand etwas wissen darf: Tom sieht aus wie 40, in Wirklichkeit aber ist er schon über 400 Jahre alt. Er hat die Elisabethanische Ära in England, die Expeditionen von Captain Cook in der Südsee, das Paris der 20er-Jahre erlebt und regelmäßig eine neue Identität angenommen. Eins war er dabei über die Jahrhunderte hinweg immer: einsam. Während er Camille nun näherkommt, verändert sich für ihn alles.

A vingt-quatre ans, souffrant d''anxiété et de dépression, Matt Haig s''est retrouvé au bord d''une falaise, prêt à se jeter dans le vide... Rester en vie : cela paraît si difficile à celles et ceux qui sont au fond de l''abîme, qui ne voient poindre aucune lueur. Cet ouvrage vif et sensible, plein d''humour aussi, raconte les batailles que l''auteur a menées pour comprendre ce qui lui arrivait, le partager avec les autres (pas toujours compréhensifs) et se mettre sur le chemin de la guérison. Il y explique avec sincérité comment il a progressivement vaincu sa maladie et trouvé le bout du tunnel. Car les raisons de rester en vie sont nombreuses, et détaillées ici avec force et optimisme.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library. “A quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations….A delightfully witty…poignant novel.” —The Washington Post “She smiled a soft, troubled smile and I felt the whole world slipping away, and I wanted to slip with it, to go wherever she was going… I had existed whole years without her, but that was all it had been. An existence. A book with no words.” Tom Hazard has just moved back to London, his old home, to settle down and become a high school history teacher. And on his first day at school, he meets a captivating French teacher at his school who seems fascinated by him. But Tom has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he''s been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history--performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life. Unfortunately for Tom, the Albatross Society, the secretive group which protects people like Tom, has one rule: Never fall in love. As painful memories of his past and the erratic behavior of the Society''s watchful leader threaten to derail his new life and romance, the one thing he can''t have just happens to be the one thing that might save him. Tom will have to decide once and for all whether to remain stuck in the past, or finally begin living in the present. How to Stop Time tells a love story across the ages—and for the ages—about a man lost in time, the woman who could save him, and the lifetimes it can take to learn how to live. It is a bighearted, wildly original novel about losing and finding yourself, the inevitability of change, and how with enough time to learn, we just might find happiness. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

* New novel THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE available in paperback now * FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband''s brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip''s life crumble away when his father''s ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him. Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost''s relentless demands for revenge. But can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living?

FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte. And Prince, their Labrador. Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go badly awry – marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted suicide – Prince’s responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him and he is forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his Family.

Høyt oppe under Londons skitne hustak bor Amalie sammen med sin syke mor. De jobber som skorsteinsfeiere, men i det siste har moren blitt svakere. Amalies eneste juleønske er at mamma skal bli frisk igjen. Derfor skriver hun et brev til julenissen. Men julenissen har mer enn nok med å ta seg av fortvilte nisser, reinsdyr som faller ned fra himmelen og sinte troll. Julen står rett og slett ifare for å bli avlyst. Julen må reddes for enhver pris, og det er bare en som kan hjelpe julenissen. Dette er en historie hvor man blir tatt inn i magiens verden. Fortelling for mellomtrinnet. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.

"If somewhere in the afterlife Roald Dahl met Charles Dickens and they cooked up a new Christmas tale, it couldn’t have much on this fleet, verbally rambunctious, heart-stealing follow-up to A Boy Called Christmas."—The New York Times Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. For a whole year, Amelia scrubs the floors and eats watery gruel, without a whiff of kindness to keep her going. It’s not long before her hope begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. With the help of his trusty reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens, he sets out to find Amelia, the only girl who might be able to save Christmas. But first Amelia must learn to believe again. . . . “Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories.” —Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard Book "With a little bit of naughty and a lot of nice, this Christmastime yarn is a veritable sugarplum." —Kirkus Reviews

Let the battle for Christmas begin . . . Amelia lives in the magical town of Elfhelm, newly adopted by Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. When the very jealous Easter Bunny launches an attack to ruin Christmas, it’s up to Amelia, her family and the elves to fight off the forces of evil. But can they keep Christmas alive?

“Quando eu tinha 24 anos, eu quase me matei. Na época, eu morava em Ibiza, Espanha, na parte tranquila da ilha. Minha casa era bem perto de um penhasco. Em meio à neblina da depressão, caminhei até a beirada do precipício e olhei para o mar, para a costa acidentada de pedra calcária, pontuada por praias desertas. Era a paisagem mais linda que eu já tinha visto, mas na hora aquilo não tinha importância. Eu estava muito ocupado tentando reunir a coragem que eu precisava para me jogar dali. Não me joguei. Em vez disso, recuei e vomitei tudo que estava sentindo. Mais três anos de depressão se seguiram. Pânico, desespero, batalhas diárias. Mas eu sobrevivi. Naquela época, eu tinha certeza de que não conseguiria passar dos 30. A morte ou a loucura total pareciam mais realistas. Já passei dos 40. Hoje vivo cercado por pessoas que amo, fazendo um trabalho que nunca imaginei que faria e passo meus dias escrevendo. Fiquei muito feliz por não ter me matado, mas continuei me perguntando se havia alguma coisa para dizer às pessoas que estão passando por esses tempos sombrios. Essa é minha tentativa.”

Professor Andrew Martin, een vriendelijke wiskundige en een ogenschijnlijk perfecte held voor dit verhaal, gaat dood nog voor het boek begint. Zoals de buitenaardse verstekeling die zich schuilhoudt in zijn lichaam echter al snel ontdekt: Andrew was helemaal niet zo''n aardige man. Vlak voor zijn dood loste professor Martin een ogenschijnlijk onmogelijke wiskundige stelling op, waarop de verstekeling naar onze planeet werd gestuurd om al het bewijs rondom die ontdekking te vernietigen. Gaandeweg leert de verstekeling steeds meer over het leven van de professor, van zijn familie, en van ''de wezens'' op planeet Aarde. Wanneer hij voor zijn eigen vrouw begint te vallen, en zijn eigen zoon aardig begint te vinden - zij hebben geen idee dat hij Andrew niet meer is - zal hij moeten kiezen tussen het succesvol afhandelen van zijn missie, en een nieuw thuis te vinden op onze wereld.

Nicolás era un chico que no tenía regalos en Navidad, y a pesar de que vivía muy humildemente, era feliz. Hasta que su padre decidió emprender un largo viaje para obtener una recompensa y salir de la pobreza... Empeñado en reunirse con su padre, Nicolás atraviesa bosques y montañas nevadas en un recorrido fascinante que le llevará a la tierra de los Elfos. Allí conocerá sorprendentes personajes y vivirá aventuras que desafiarán su imaginación, para comprender al fin cuál es la magia de la Navidad... y cómo salvarla.

Before there was Santa Claus, there was a young boy who believed in the impossible. . . . Lemony Snicket meets Klaus in this warmhearted Christmas caper. Eleven-year-old Nikolas—nicknamed “Christmas”—has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he’s happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents, who love him. Then one day his father goes missing, and Nikolas must travel to the North Pole to save him. Along the way, Nikolas befriends a surly reindeer, bests a troublesome troll, and discovers a hidden world of enchantment in the frozen village of Elfhelm. But the elves of Elfhelm have troubles of their own: Christmas spirit and goodwill are at an all-time low, and Nikolas may be the only person who can fix things—if only he can reach his father before it’s too late. . . . Sparkling with wit and warmth, A Boy Called Christmas is a cheeky new Christmas classic-in-the-making from acclaimed author Matt Haig and illustrator Chris Mould. "Irresistibly readable. Destined to become a Christmas and anytime-before-or-after-Christmas classic!" --Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello''s Library “The definitive (and funny) history of ho, ho, ho! My children loved it.” —Yann Martel, bestselling author of Life of Pi “The most evergreen, immortal Christmas story to be published for decades.” —Stephen Fry "Humorous and heartfelt, A Boy Called Christmas will grow your heart three sizes and make you believe in magic." --Liesl Shurtliff, New York Times bestselling author of Rump "Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories.”—Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard Book