17 Dec The Never-Ending Craft: Gemma Weekes on novels, music and poetry

Gemma Weekes is in celebratory mode. Her debut novel, Love Me, has been translated into Dutch and an Italian version is in the offing, widening its potential audience.  Love Me, set in London and New York, has generated quite a buzz since its release in January receiving very encouraging reviews from The Guardian, The Metro and The Independent amongst others [click to read our review]. Yet Weekes is no newcomer to the literary scene. If you’ve even only a passing interest in London’s live music and spoken word scene then Gemma’s name would be familiar to you - she has performed everywhere from the Jazz Café and Royal Festival Hall to The Theatre Royal, Stratford.   In fact she wears many hats; apart from being a novelist, singer/songwriter, musician and poet she’s also a journalist, short story writer and mother to boot.  We’re joined by two-year-old Isaiah who offers quiet intermittent protest at having someone else so rudely take his mummy’s attention.