Despite leaving Norwich at 18, Zoë Somerville has made an imaginative return to her native county in her debut novel,The Night of the Flood. Amanda Loose finds out more

Local author Edward Glover compares the contrasting styles of two Renaissance diplomats – one whose notoriety resonates today and one whose legacy has faded – and asks what lessons both offer to present-day special advisers

Local children’s author, Isabelle King, shares five of her recent reads

Bestselling Norfolk author Heidi Swain published her fifth festive novel this October. Here, she chats all things Christmas and the popularity of seasonal stories with Amanda Loose

The NNL team share some of their top picks