Age, Biography and Wiki
Matt Haig was born on 3 July, 1975 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, is an English novelist and journalist. Discover Matt Haig's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
| Popular As |
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| Occupation |
Journalist, author |
| Age |
48 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
3 July, 1975 |
| Birthday |
3 July |
| Birthplace |
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality |
Sheffield
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He is a member of famous Journalist with the age 48 years old group.
Matt Haig Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Matt Haig height not available right now. We will update Matt Haig's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Matt Haig's Wife?
His wife is Andrea Semple
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Andrea Semple |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Matt Haig Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Matt Haig worth at the age of 48 years old? Matt Haig’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. He is from Sheffield. We have estimated Matt Haig's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Journalist |
Matt Haig Social Network
Timeline
Matt Haig (born 3 July 1975) is an English author and journalist.
He has written both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, often in the speculative fiction genre.
Haig was born on 3 July 1975 in Sheffield.
He grew up in the Nottinghamshire town of Newark and later went on to study English and History at the University of Hull.
Haig is the author of both fiction and non-fiction for children and adults.
His work of non-fiction, Reasons to Stay Alive, was a number one Sunday Times bestseller and was in the UK top 10 for 46 weeks.
His bestselling children's novel, Father Christmas and Me, is currently being adapted for film, produced by StudioCanal and Blueprint Pictures.
His novels are often dark and quirky takes on family life.
The Last Family in England retells Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with the protagonists as dogs.
His second novel Dead Fathers Club is based on Hamlet, telling the story of an introspective 11-year-old dealing with the recent death of his father and the subsequent appearance of his father's ghost.
His third adult novel, The Possession of Mr Cave, deals with an obsessive father desperately trying to keep his teenage daughter safe.
His children's novel, Shadow Forest, is a fantasy that begins with the horrific death of the protagonists' parents.
It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize in 2007.
He followed it with the sequel, Runaway Troll, in 2008.
Haig's vampire novel The Radleys was published in 2011.
In 2013, he published The Humans.
It is the story of an alien who takes the identity of a university lecturer whose work in mathematics
threatens the stability of the planet who must also cope with the home life which accompanies his task.
Reasons to Stay Alive won the Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards in 2016 and How to Stop Time was nominated in 2017.
In 2017, Haig published How to Stop Time, a novel about a man who appears to be 40 but has, in fact, lived for more than 400 years and has met Shakespeare, Captain Cook and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
In an interview with The Guardian, Haig revealed the book has been optioned by StudioCanal films, and Benedict Cumberbatch had been "lined up to star" in the film adaptation.
In August 2018, he wrote lyrics for English singer and songwriter Andy Burrows's music album, the title of which was derived from Haig's book Reasons to Stay Alive.
In 2020, Matt Haig released his novel The Midnight Library about a young woman named Nora Seed who is unhappy with her choices in life.
During the night she tries to kill herself but ends up in a library managed by her school librarian, Mrs. Elm.
The library is between life and death with millions of books filled with stories of her life had she made some decisions differently.
In this library, she then tries to find the life in which she's the most content.
It was shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Awards "Fiction book of the year".
The Midnight Library was adapted for radio and broadcast in ten episodes on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.
In 2021, Haig appeared on Storybound, accompanied by an original score from Robert Wynia.
The Comfort Book was released on 1 July 2021.
, Haig is married to Andrea Semple, and they lived in Brighton, Sussex, with their two children and a dog.
The children were homeschooled.
Haig identifies as an atheist.
He has said that books are his one true faith, and the library is his church.
Some of Haig's work — especially part of the non-fiction books — is inspired by the mental breakdown he suffered from when he was 24-years-old.
He still occasionally suffers from anxiety.
He has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism.
