London Writers Award winner Oisín McKenna returns to Foyles for the paperback launch of the awe-inspiring Evenings and Weekends with journalist Moya Lothian-McLean.
Set over a weekend in London 2019, in the throes of a heatwave, Evenings and Weekends follows a group of young adults navigating love, sex, and the search for meaning in the modern metropolis. McKenna captures time and place perfectly, and the characters are vividly drawn, making this a debut that will stick with you for a lifetime.
Oisín McKenna grew up in Drogheda, Ireland, and lives in London. He was awarded the Next Generation Bursary from the Arts Council of Ireland to write Evenings and Weekends and it was developed with further funding from Arts Council England. In 2022, he was awarded a London Writers Award, and in 2017 Oisín was named in the Irish Times as one of the best spoken-word artists in the country. He has written and performed four theatre shows, including ADMIN, an award-winning production at Dublin Fringe 2019, and his writing has appeared in theIrish Times, GQ, Evening Standard, Fantastic Man and more.
Moya Lothian-McLean is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in stories that grab her, from culture to politics, which has taken her to some of the worlds biggest newsrooms, including The New York Times, The Guardian, The BBC, Mill Media, and Gal-dem. She presents If I Speak, a podcast for Novara Media, which was named one of the “Guardian’s Best Podcasts of 2024.”
The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Your ticket includes a complimentary glass of wine.
