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The Midnight World
La Biblioteca de la Medianoche: La novela gráfica
A beautifully illustrated graphic novel edition of the global phenomenon by #1 bestselling author Matt Haig
Nora Seed’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then, at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth, she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
Now, Matt Haig’s beloved international phenomenon is reborn as a gorgeous graphic novel that captures every iteration of Nora’s lives in vivid colors and immersive illustrations by Fred Fordham, the acclaimed artist behind the graphic novel adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird and Brave New World. This special visual edition is a must-have for the bookshelves of both longtime lovers of Matt Haig and new readers alike.
Nora Seed’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then, at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth, she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
Now, Matt Haig’s beloved international phenomenon is reborn as a gorgeous graphic novel that captures every iteration of Nora’s lives in vivid colors and immersive illustrations by Fred Fordham, the acclaimed artist behind the graphic novel adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird and Brave New World. This special visual edition is a must-have for the bookshelves of both longtime lovers of Matt Haig and new readers alike.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published October 29, 2026
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May 13, 2026I just found out that a graphic novel is coming out of The Midnight Library!
I'll try to be succinct and sum up my feelings in one word.
WOOOHOO!!!
I'll try to be succinct and sum up my feelings in one word.
WOOOHOO!!!
November 3, 2026
Love this book so much. Didn’t 100% vibe with the art style though!
November 11, 2026
5/5 ⭐
Hace casi tres años leí por primera vez el libro "La biblioteca de la medianoche" y la sensación que me dejó fue tan mágica que supe que volvería a leer este libro más adelante, cuando llegase el momento oportuno para hacerlo; y ese, no ha podido ser otro mejor que a través de esta maravillosa novela gráfica recientemente publicada.
El mensaje que guarda tras cada una de sus viñetas resulta muy poderoso ya que versa sobre el significado de la vida, nuestras elecciones y lo que decidimos hacer con ellas, la actitud con la que afrontamos las situaciones, el poder que radica en nuestro interior y la importancia de "vivirla" siempre con lo que venga, de sentirla en plenitud en todas sus aristas y caras. La importancia del perdón y la esperanza de continuar hacia un camino mejor se reflejan en cada frase; "porque a veces la única manera de aprender es VIVIR"
Al igual que me ocurrió la primera vez que lo leí me ha encantado las referencias a frases de famosos filósofos, y las teorías relacionadas con la física cuántica así como las analogías de la vida con el juego del ajedrez y sus piezas.
Para mí es un libro inspirador con un inicio depresivo y oscuro que lentamente da lugar a un final absolutamente mágico y álgido que versa sobre la aceptación, el quererse y el respetarse a uno mismo, sobre la persecución de nuestros propios sueños dejando de lado las expectativas ajenas. Un libro que no te deja indiferente y de los que dejan un poso de sabiduría en el alma ❤️✨ que conviene recordar 💫
"No tienes que entender la vida, tienes que vivirla"
"No es la falta de logros lo que te hace infeliz si no la expectativa de esos logros"
Hace casi tres años leí por primera vez el libro "La biblioteca de la medianoche" y la sensación que me dejó fue tan mágica que supe que volvería a leer este libro más adelante, cuando llegase el momento oportuno para hacerlo; y ese, no ha podido ser otro mejor que a través de esta maravillosa novela gráfica recientemente publicada.
El mensaje que guarda tras cada una de sus viñetas resulta muy poderoso ya que versa sobre el significado de la vida, nuestras elecciones y lo que decidimos hacer con ellas, la actitud con la que afrontamos las situaciones, el poder que radica en nuestro interior y la importancia de "vivirla" siempre con lo que venga, de sentirla en plenitud en todas sus aristas y caras. La importancia del perdón y la esperanza de continuar hacia un camino mejor se reflejan en cada frase; "porque a veces la única manera de aprender es VIVIR"
Al igual que me ocurrió la primera vez que lo leí me ha encantado las referencias a frases de famosos filósofos, y las teorías relacionadas con la física cuántica así como las analogías de la vida con el juego del ajedrez y sus piezas.
Para mí es un libro inspirador con un inicio depresivo y oscuro que lentamente da lugar a un final absolutamente mágico y álgido que versa sobre la aceptación, el quererse y el respetarse a uno mismo, sobre la persecución de nuestros propios sueños dejando de lado las expectativas ajenas. Un libro que no te deja indiferente y de los que dejan un poso de sabiduría en el alma ❤️✨ que conviene recordar 💫
"No tienes que entender la vida, tienes que vivirla"
"No es la falta de logros lo que te hace infeliz si no la expectativa de esos logros"
November 6, 2026
Fue bonito releer está historia ahora en novela gráfica.
No recordaba al 100 por ciento todo, pero ver plasmados a los personajes me gustó bastante.
Los momentos de tensión entre una vida y otra o ese en qué llega la página en negro y no sabes que va a suceder hace que el corazón se salte un latido.
Las ilustraciones de todas sus vidas son una joya y te deja que le hagas su propia historia a cada una.
No recordaba al 100 por ciento todo, pero ver plasmados a los personajes me gustó bastante.
Los momentos de tensión entre una vida y otra o ese en qué llega la página en negro y no sabes que va a suceder hace que el corazón se salte un latido.
Las ilustraciones de todas sus vidas son una joya y te deja que le hagas su propia historia a cada una.
November 10, 2026
Really cool concept...if only we could go back and live a different path in life.
October 30, 2026
I had no idea what this book was about but I know many of my friends had read it, so...when I saw it was available in graphic form...I decided to grab it. It did pique my interest. I definitely want to read the book now. Very philosophical.
October 9, 2026
Nora Seed has lost her job. Her cat has just died. Her piano student is thinking of quitting piano. Nora attempts to end her life. She ends up in an in-between place: the Midnight Library. She is with her former librarian Mrs. Elm who was always nice to her when she was a child. Nora gets a chance to see what her life would have been like if she made different choices. In one life, Nora stayed in the band but her brother Joe died of a drug overdose. In another life, she went to Australia with her friend Izzy but Izzy died in a car accident. In another life she has a boyfriend named Dylan who works at an animal shelter with her. She finally finds a life she wants and chooses to live. This book deals with death, philosophy, physics, chess, and more. It is uplifting that someone with depression can get better.
October 30, 2026
the midnight library is one of my fav books of all time and I LOVED experiencing it again through the lens of a graphic novel 🤍
of course, reading the novel through illustrations is quicker and loses some detail (inevitably), but Fred fordman perfectly captures the dark, intense, vulnerable atmosphere of nora figuring out her life.
I thought the expressions on the characters were intricate and raw, and it was definitely an atmospheric and immersive experience - it really captured the feelings of the book perfectly.
I really liked the jumping between different illustrations to represent time passing and the minimal double page spreads that focused on one image or line of text to make you ponder.
overall, a really lovely experience and a great way to dive back into one of my favourites in a new way ☺️
of course, reading the novel through illustrations is quicker and loses some detail (inevitably), but Fred fordman perfectly captures the dark, intense, vulnerable atmosphere of nora figuring out her life.
I thought the expressions on the characters were intricate and raw, and it was definitely an atmospheric and immersive experience - it really captured the feelings of the book perfectly.
I really liked the jumping between different illustrations to represent time passing and the minimal double page spreads that focused on one image or line of text to make you ponder.
overall, a really lovely experience and a great way to dive back into one of my favourites in a new way ☺️
October 16, 2026
I read The Midnight Library several years ago, and I LOVED it, even though it made me cry. It's an incredibly emotional and powerful story that reckons with mortality, life choices, and second chances (TW: suicide attempt). The graphic novel adaptation by Fred Fordham is incredible in its own right, bringing Matt Haig's story to life through beautiful artwork.
October 10, 2026
While I didn’t love this as much as the novel version, I’m still really glad that I read it. I personally don’t love the art style, but obviously that’s very much a ‘to each their own’ thing. That combined with some things I didn’t love about the novel (specifically the amount of lives Nora tries) still being pretty prominent in this are why I’m rating this slightly lower than the novel.
I loved the one-line chapter from when Nora is in Antarctica and sees a bear, and I loved the way that was shown in this! It’s been years since I first read this, and it was great how much came back to me with this. Would recommend.
I loved the one-line chapter from when Nora is in Antarctica and sees a bear, and I loved the way that was shown in this! It’s been years since I first read this, and it was great how much came back to me with this. Would recommend.
October 17, 2026
"Because, Nora, sometimes the only way to learn is to live."
The Midnight Library follows Nora Seed, who finds herself in the Midnight Library on the brink of death. There, she has the opportunity to experience different versions of her life in the hopes of finding one she wants to live permanently ✨
The Midnight Library was one of the first books I read when I got back into reading, so this adaptation was extra special to me! The illustrations were absolutely gorgeous, and I loved getting to see all the different lives Nora experienced 🩵
It was a quick read and the perfect book to wind down with 🤍
The Midnight Library follows Nora Seed, who finds herself in the Midnight Library on the brink of death. There, she has the opportunity to experience different versions of her life in the hopes of finding one she wants to live permanently ✨
The Midnight Library was one of the first books I read when I got back into reading, so this adaptation was extra special to me! The illustrations were absolutely gorgeous, and I loved getting to see all the different lives Nora experienced 🩵
It was a quick read and the perfect book to wind down with 🤍
November 10, 2026
Si el libro os gustó, la novela gráfica os va a encantar!!!
Los diálogos y narraciones son muy fieles al libro y las ilustraciones son una auténtica preciosidad. Tienen una cantidad de detalles que son tal cual las descripciones del libro.
Y poder leerlo y a la vez poder visualizar las imágenes, te hace disfrutar más aún de la historia.
Si que recomiendo leer antes el libro y así disfrutar más aún de esta novela.
Es una verdadera obra de arte.
Los diálogos y narraciones son muy fieles al libro y las ilustraciones son una auténtica preciosidad. Tienen una cantidad de detalles que son tal cual las descripciones del libro.
Y poder leerlo y a la vez poder visualizar las imágenes, te hace disfrutar más aún de la historia.
Si que recomiendo leer antes el libro y así disfrutar más aún de esta novela.
Es una verdadera obra de arte.
October 13, 2026
Honestly a beautiful book—story and pictures. I wanted to try it in graphic novel form bc I wasn’t sure if I would like Matt Haig’s work, but I think I do! The storyline/writing style is kind of giving Mr. Penumbra’s 24 hr bookstore, but don’t ask me to defend why I think that. I think right now the book is only available in the UK, so it was cool to pick it up there!
October 16, 2026
I make no secret of the fact I love Matt Haig’s The Secret Library so I was excited to read this graphic novel based on the original book. The illustrator is one who has concentrated on writing and illustrating literary works which is where I feel the original novel sits most firmly.
Briefly, for anyone who hasn’t read the original novel, it feature Nora Seed who has decided to end her life after her cat died and she lost her job. She takes an overdose and wakes up in a library where the librarian who was kind to her as a child is waiting. Mrs. Elm leads Nora through her life where she has the opportunity to see what path her life might have taken had she made different choices.
I did enjoy this book although I thought some of the pages were quite dark and one or two not easy to read where the print was also dark. But I loved how well the life affirming messages in the original book are translated into this genre so clearly. If you love the original book then give this a go, and if you are a reader of graphic novels and haven’t read the original book then you have a treat coming your way. A beautiful book that I will treasure.
Briefly, for anyone who hasn’t read the original novel, it feature Nora Seed who has decided to end her life after her cat died and she lost her job. She takes an overdose and wakes up in a library where the librarian who was kind to her as a child is waiting. Mrs. Elm leads Nora through her life where she has the opportunity to see what path her life might have taken had she made different choices.
I did enjoy this book although I thought some of the pages were quite dark and one or two not easy to read where the print was also dark. But I loved how well the life affirming messages in the original book are translated into this genre so clearly. If you love the original book then give this a go, and if you are a reader of graphic novels and haven’t read the original book then you have a treat coming your way. A beautiful book that I will treasure.
October 18, 2026
I read the original version when it first came out and loved it (I love all of Matt Haig's work) so I had to get the graphic novel version. It did not disappoint. Still uplifting. Made my eyes leak again, just like the first time around. Even better I got the signed copy (Matt Haig and Fred Fordham).
October 25, 2026
This is definitely worth the re-read after you enjoyed the original novel a few months back.
All the feels and the connections of Nora Seed are in here for you to see in color. This graphic novel is about 250 pages. You will enjoy every word and the pages will turn as you move with her. So many good lessons in here as art form. Enjoy!
All the feels and the connections of Nora Seed are in here for you to see in color. This graphic novel is about 250 pages. You will enjoy every word and the pages will turn as you move with her. So many good lessons in here as art form. Enjoy!
November 10, 2026
I couldn't get into the original novel, but this graphic edition made it accessible and truly transformed it to me. I felt it was masterfully done. I was riveted and the subtle changes in each lifetime were gorgeously rendered.
October 6, 2026
Originally read the book years ago and was so excited to hear about the graphic novel, honestly amazing it was a beautiful adaptation and the artwork was stunning!
October 16, 2026
yet another reminder of why this is my favorite book and author.
October 16, 2026
I liked the illustrations in this graphic novel.
October 18, 2026
Read the book, skip the graphic novel
October 21, 2026
An absolutely amazing graphic novel of my favourite book of all time.
October 24, 2026
Very beautifully illustrated and a good quick read
October 26, 2026
Beautiful as a novel, beautiful as a graphic novel
October 30, 2026
”Life begins on the other side of despair.”
November 6, 2026
"It's hard to predict, isn't it? The things that will make us happy."
This book is so damn quotable.
I forgot how much I enjoyed this story and enjoyed seeing it reimagined with graphics.
This book is so damn quotable.
I forgot how much I enjoyed this story and enjoyed seeing it reimagined with graphics.
November 6, 2026
love the story! concept is right up my alley, and would want to read the novel
November 7, 2026
I enjoyed the graphic novel more than the actual novel. Maybe seeing the book visually sparked more of an interest for me.
November 8, 2026
Leí la biblioteca de la medianoche en 2021 y me encantado poder recordar la historia con esta novela gráfica años después.
November 9, 2026
The Midnight Library is one of my top ten favorite books so it was fun to revisit it in graphic novel form! Such a beautiful and meaningful story.
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