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Matt Haig was born in Sheffield, England in1975. He writes books for both adults and children, often blending the worlds of domestic reality and outright fantasy, with a quirky twist. His bestselling novels are translated into 28 languages. The Guardian has described his writing as 'delightfully weird' and the New York Times has called him 'a novelist of great talent' whose writing is 'funny, riveting and heartbreaking'.

His novels for adults are The Last Family in England, narrated by a labrador and optioned for film by Brad Pitt; The Dead Fathers Club (2006), an update of Hamlet featuring an 11-year-old boy; The Possession of Mr Cave (2008), about a man obsessed with his daughter's safety, and The Radleys (2010) which won Channel 4's TV ...more

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30 things to tell a book snob

People should read books. Books are good.

But many are intimidated. One of the reasons people are put off reading is snobbery. You know, the snobbery that says opera and lacrosse and Pinot Noir and jazz fusion and quails' eggs and literary fiction are for certain types of people and them alone?

There is something innately snobby about the world of books. There is the snobbery of literary over g... Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 06, 2013 07:29 • Tags: book-snobs, books, reading, snobbery, snobs

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	The Humans 4.09 avg rating — 45,474 ratings — published 2013 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reasons to Stay Alive 4.17 avg rating — 36,890 ratings — published 2015 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes on a Nervous Planet 4.09 avg rating — 17,179 ratings — published 2018 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Radleys 3.54 avg rating — 12,023 ratings — published 2010 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Stop Time 3.85 avg rating — 55,935 ratings — published 2017 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Boy Called Christmas (Christmas, #1) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author), Chris Mould (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 6,970 ratings — published 2015 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Truth Pixie (Christmas Series, #3.5) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author), Chris Mould (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 1,889 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead Fathers Club 3.29 avg rating — 2,769 ratings — published 2006 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl Who Saved Christmas (Christmas, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 2,595 ratings — published 2016 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echo Boy 3.80 avg rating — 1,482 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“How to stop time: kiss.
How to travel in time: read.
How to escape time: music.
How to feel time: write.
How to release time: breathe.”
― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

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“THE WORLD IS increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness isn’t very good for the economy. If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more? How do you sell an anti-ageing moisturiser? You make someone worry about ageing. How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration. How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything. How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their physical flaws. How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making them worry about missing out. How do you get them to buy a new smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind. To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act. To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business.”
― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

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“Wherever you are, at any moment, try and find something beautiful. A face, a line out of a poem, the clouds out of a window, some graffiti, a wind farm. Beauty cleans the mind.”
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The Non-fiction nominations for June 2019

Remember we have upgraded our Non-fiction thread. From now on we will select a new book every other month. The reading frame for each book will remain at almost 3 months however. So this book will be the June 2019 selection and will remain open from June 15th until August 31st.

Please note that book covers may not be as shown in the poll. Covers vary on different editions. Please go by the title and author, not the book cover.

We again have a number of good books to chose from. Please vote for your choice below...

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The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster

by Sarah Krasnostein

19 votes, 26.4%

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann

13 votes, 18.1%

Notes on a Nervous Planet

by Matt Haig

9 votes, 12.5%

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

by Bryan Stevenson

9 votes, 12.5%

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

by Katherine Boo

8 votes, 11.1%

Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

by Lawrence Anthony

4 votes, 5.6%

Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship

by Michelle Kuo

3 votes, 4.2%

One Native Life

by Richard Wagamese

3 votes, 4.2%

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

by Michael Capuzzo

2 votes, 2.8%

The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose

by Chris Wilson

2 votes, 2.8%

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