Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

• a novel about four siblings who learn from a psychic when they will die
• demonstrates the theme of The Point of Life Is Life Itself
• The Immortalists on SuperSummary

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

• a novel featuring man who has been alive for centuries
• demonstrates the theme of The Power of Perception
• How to Stop Time on SuperSummary

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

• a novel in which a woman reflects on the choices that led her to where she is
• demonstrates the theme of The Point of Life Is Life Itself

Other Student Resources

Matt Haig’s website

• information about Haig’s life and prior works
• includes links to videos Haig has made that connect to The Midnight Library

Matt Haig with Kristen Hannah: The Midnight Library