Matt Haig set to launch The Midnight Train in York

Matt Haig will be joining those at The Citadel, in Gillygate, on Tuesday (May 26) from 7pm.

The critically acclaimed author, whose novels include Sunday Times’ bestsellers The Midnight Library, How To Stop Time and The Humans, will be sharing his newest title The Midnight Train with visitors.

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The story follows Wilbur, who has a chance to unravel the mistakes he made which lost him the love of his life – Maggie.

The time-travelling tale allows Wilbur to relive his honeymoon in Venice and the moments that meant the most.

It received instant praise from the Sunday Times and New York Times and is set to hit the shelves on Thursday (May 21).

The book follows Wilbur on his journey to right the wrongs that cost him the love of his life (Image: Supplied)

Early bird tickets, which include a specially reduced price for the book, are being sold by Topping and Company – a bookshop which is set to open in Museum Street in the coming weeks.

The company is set to become the country’s largest independent bookshop and will hold space for 75,000 books.

It comes after the company, which also operates in Bath, Edinburgh, Ely and St Andrews, was granted permission to convert the historic building, which had lain vacant for four years, in July 2025.

Staff are now working on the shop’s ceiling and mezzanine floor, which house an expansive poetry collection and more than 8,000 works.

The company is yet to confirm when it will open but has began promoting writer’s events – the first of which will host Sunday Times’ bestseller Nancy Birtwhistle on Thursday, March 12 at York St John University.

To receive your early-bird ticket for Matt Haig’s event, please visit https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/york/matt-haig-midnight-train/.