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

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT

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

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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