BRICKS Book Club: Evenings & Weekends by Oisín McKenna

This month, we’re chatting all about Oisín McKenna’s critically-acclaimed Evenings & Weekends for BRICKS Book Club, free for Learner Platform members.

For our May BRICKS Book Club meeting, we’ll be chatting about Oisín McKenna's critically-acclaimed novel Evenings & Weekends, a layered and interconnected story about friends, lovers, rivals, and family set during a sweltering heat wave in London.

Aside from simmering secrets and “pop song” worthy sexual tension, the story takes a critical look at the political, emotional, and financial obstacles that young people must face trying to exist in a city like London – something that all-too-often goes unspoken in the creative and fashion industries.

Join us on Monday 26th May at 7PM BST (2PM ET) to chat about the book, break down how to navigate the housing crisis, and share our own house-share horror stories. 

Tickets are available to purchase for £5 on Eventbrite (Opens in a new window), and BRICKS Learner Platform members can attend for free by adding the free ticket discount code available via Steady. Sign up for your 30-day free trial to join, and – to chat as you read – be sure to log onto our BRICKS Book Club Community Discord (Opens in a new window). 

To get your copy of the book, you can buy it from local book stores (Opens in a new window), and listen on Audible (Opens in a new window) or Spotify (Opens in a new window). 

Below, we’ve included some further information regarding how the virtual book club works. Any further questions, please drop them in our new Discord channel (Opens in a new window). Please scroll to the end of this email to access your free ticket discount code.

WHEN IS OUR NEXT MEETING? 

Monday 26th May at 7PM BST (2PM ET)

WHERE IS IT? 

This event will take place in a virtual Zoom webinar. You’ll receive the Zoom link in your email once you sign up. 

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Tickets are available to purchase for £5 on Eventbrite here (Opens in a new window).

BRICKS Learner Platform members can attend for free by adding the free ticket discount code available via Steady. Check your email inbox or directly on our Steady page to find your free ticket discount code – Learner Platform members must still register via Eventbrite to gain access to the Zoom webinar link.

WHAT IS THIS MONTH’S BOOK?

For our May BRICKS Book Club meeting, we’ll be chatting about Oisín McKenna's critically-acclaimed novel Evenings & Weekends, a layered and interconnected story about friends, lovers, rivals, and family set during a sweltering heat wave in London.

WHERE CAN I GET THE BOOK?

If you’re looking for a physical copy and would like independent bookseller recommendations, we’ve started a Master Doc (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) to share recommendations of where to support. If you’d like to add a recommendation to the Master Doc, please drop us a message on the Discord channel – this is being regularly updated.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM THE CLUB MEETING? 

This isn’t a book club where you have to come prepared with talking points, or even finish the book (but if you want to, that’s great!). Come chat and ask questions or just listen and enjoy the discussions – everyone is welcome to join in and feel creative, in whatever way feels most comfortable. 

UNDERSTANDING ZOOM WEBINARS

To allow everyone to join the virtual book club and get involved as much as they would like to, Hannah Bertolino will be managing the call via Zoom Webinars. Webinars allow hosts (Hannah) as well as extend permission for attendees to speak. Attendees' microphones are muted by default – Hannah will ask the chat if you would like to share your thoughts, and you will be promoted to a panellist to speak to the group.

Attendees who would not like to speak can still get involved via the Chat and can engage with polls and surveys created by Hannah.