Local Publishers Chosen for Norfolk Libraries' Big Indie Read

Norfolk Libraries has selected titles from two Northern Fiction Alliance publishers, Fly on the Wall Press and Comma Press, to be featured in their 2024 Big Indie Read initiative. This six-week reading promotion will showcase the publishers' books across all 47 Norfolk Libraries branches and online.

The Fly on the Wall Press books chosen include The Finery by Rachel Grosvenor, The Sleepless by Liam Bell, The Truth Has Arms and Legs by Alice Fowler, and The Unpicking by Donna Moore. Additional Fly on the Wall titles like Sylvia Plath Watches Us Sleep But We Don't Mind, The Naming of Moths, New Gillion Street, Disobedient Women, Guts of a Mackerel, and I Wanted to Be Close to You.

The Comma Press books selected include Book of Beijing by Samantha Clark, Kurdistan + 100, Ma is Scared and Other Stories by Anjali Kajal, and The Universe Delivers the Enemy You Need by Adam Marek. More Comma Press titles like Collision: Stories from the Science of CERN, God 99, Rivers of the Unspoilt World, Safely Gathered In, and Tomato Cain and Other Stories will also be ordered.

In total, nearly 200 books from 27 independent publishers around the UK will be included. Readers will be able to browse the full collection through the libraries' online catalog once the read launches. Participating titles will also be available as ebooks on Libby/Overdrive.

"We are honored to have our books recognized through the Big Indie Read initiative," said Isabelle Kenyon, Publisher at Fly on the Wall Press. "We hope this exposure encourages more readers to discover and enjoy the captivating stories we publish."

The Big Indie Read aims to celebrate exceptional writing from independent publishers across the UK. It will kick off across Norfolk libraries in April.