Evenings and Weekends

‘The characters in Evenings and Weekends are almost shockingly alive. I was fascinated by the mix of zeitgeisty humor, wisdom, and existential angst. I have never read a book that captures what London feels like to young people quite so compellingly.’ Tomasz Jedrowski, author of Swimming in the Dark 'The aching, swelling humanity of this book swallowed me whole' Saba Sams, author of Send Nudes 'A bit like the book version of a Richard Curtis film but with more grit.' GQ 'Zadie Smith-esque in its kaleidoscope of London. Compassionate, intelligent, hilarious.' Niamh Campbell, author of This Happy 'Evenings and Weekends examines the city and its inhabitants with beauty and intellect. The result is a novel brimming with life, confronting the difficult and ugly with a fresh and charming levity. I can’t wait to read what McKenna writes next' Nicola Dinan, author of Bellies 'A stunning debut guaranteed to be one of the books of the summer.' Hero 'I loved Evenings and Weekends. I was entirely consumed by it. McKenna's characters – their flats, their relationships, their parties, their London – are so recognisable and so deeply truthful that I'm half-convinced I was there too, on that hot, sweaty weekend in 2019, when a whale washed up on the banks of the Thames.’ Kate Young, author of Experienced 'I tore through Evenings and Weekends, a story which is full of life and rings with passion and hope. A brilliant study of the sins of modern Britain and the energy of contemporary London' Soula Emmanuel, author of Wild Geese 'One of the most promising spoken word artists in the country, who avoids misty-eyed accounts of society and instead cuts through with brilliant observational political commentary' Irish Times