Nottingham Central Library defying the odds as it thrives after £10.5m refurbishment
NCL also hosts poetry performances from collectives, local history research workshops and a monthly cabaret evening which regularly sees 250 people attend.
Richard Charkin, Monica Ali and Jenny Brown make the King’s Honours List
She is the author of five books: Brick Lane, Alentejo Blue, In the Kitchen, Untold Story and Love Marriage, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 2003 was named as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists.