Matt Haig's 'Midnight Train' reminds us to slow down, forgive, and let go 2%
By Jackie Harris0% Sara Plourde0% Olivia Comolli0%
7/30/2026, 7:31:06 AM
Keywords: Nhpr Books, Books
BS Summary: This article contains 1 faulty reasoning type, including Indoctrination, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 16.9% saturation with 27 hits. Analysis detected 27 faulty-reasoning hits from 160 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 8.4% and a BS Rank of 2% (22,123 of 22,405 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.70% of the article peer group.
In June of 2026, NHPR’s Jackie Harris spoke at length with award winning novelist Matt Haig about The Midnight Train, the sister novel to his The Midnight Library.
The Midnight Train gently reminds us of life lessons we already know, but too often forget: to slow down, to be present, to forgive, to let go.
Hear Writers on a New England Stage Saturdays at 3 p.m. on NHPR Books, or download each conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
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This conversation was recorded before a live audience at the Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth on June 1, 2026.
Writers on a New England Stage is a partnership between NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth.
This program is part of NHPR Books series which airs Saturdays at 3 p.m. along with recorded conversations from Authors on Main and Check This Out.
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