It's a special thrill to get to discuss your own work in a setting like this with a writer you really admire. Thanks to @sathnam.bsky.social, and to all who came out.

Sathnam Sanghera@sathnam.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thanks to everyone who came to this in London. I was reminded of an important lesson by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social: the answer to everything in writing is hard work. Maddeningly.

@praddenkeefe.bsky.social You made it on Jeopardy! Congratulations

Very excited to learn that London Falling has been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford, along with some extraordinary nonfiction books.

Global bestseller London Falling shortlisted for Baillie Gifford Prize

Six books have been shortlisted for the prize, which celebrates the best of non-fiction written in English.

independent.co.uk

Munich! This is tonight.

Amerikahaus@amerikahaus.de · 4w ago

Join us tonight (Mon. Sept. 28, 2026) at 7pm: award-winning investigative journalist @praddenkeefe.bsky.social talks about his latest book "London Falling" (in German: "Der Sohn des Oligarchen") with Joshua Yaffa. Free admission, register now. www.amerikahaus.de/ausstellunge...?

Thanks for including LONDON FALLING by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social and STOLEN REVOLUTION by @yjtorbati.bsky.social and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

The 28 Best Books of 2026 (So Far)

Household names like Emily St. John Mandel, Marlon James, and Ann Patchett have soared with blockbuster novels.

esquire.com

As a big fan of the gorgeous special editions of the Folio Society, I'm so delighted that they've added my book SAY NOTHING to the collection. It's available today, beautifully illustrated, with an introduction by the great Paul Muldoon. @foliosociety.bsky.social www.foliosociety.com/usa/say-noth...

Say Nothing | The Folio Society Non-Fiction

Get your special edition of Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe—a collectible masterpiece from The Folio Society.

foliosociety.com

Very sad to learn of the death of Frances Stoner Saunders, whose extraordinary book Who Paid the Piper was a big touchstone for my podcast Wind of Change. They're reissuing the book this year. Seek it out. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

Frances Stonor Saunders obituary

Author and documentary-maker best known for her 1999 book about CIA-funded cultural espionage Who Paid the Piper?

theguardian.com

I always look forward to the Baillie Gifford nominations because the prize spotlights so much great nonfiction, so it's a thrill to see London Falling on this year's longlist, alongside my brilliant colleague Anand Gopal and so many other fantastic books. 🙏 🙏 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

Espionage, true crime and war: Baillie Gifford longlist revealed

Patrick Radden Keefe, Ben Macintyre and the Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins are among the 13 authors selected for the nonfiction award

theguardian.com

Thanks to the @thetimes.com for this piece about LONDON FALLING.

Patrick Radden Keefe: Parents see their own dilemmas in London Falling tragedy

The author of a bestseller about the mysterious death of Zac Brettler, who was seduced into a criminal netherworld, says the case is a sign of our times

thetimes.com

Really looking forward to this. Come if you can!

Pamela Colloff@pamelacolloff.bsky.social · 2mo ago

D.C. friends! Join me and @praddenkeefe.bsky.social on Saturday at the National Book Festival for a discussion of literary true crime. We’ll be speaking with the inestimable Jenn White. loc.gov/events/2026-... #NatBookFest @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social

"I dedicated “London Falling” to my parents because it’s very much a book about parents and children, so I thought a lot about my own parents as I was writing it, and about my children — the vagaries of raising a child." @praddenkeefe.bsky.social on LONDON FALLING. www.linkedin.com/pulse/patric...

Patrick Radden Keefe on writing the book everyone’s reading this summer

For many journalists, even those operating at Patrick Radden Keefe's level, writing and reporting a book can be a solitary exercise marked by bouts of anxiety. “One of the strange aspects of this job ...

linkedin.com

Read this new one by Rachel Aviv. It is astonishing, one of the best magazine stories I've read in a long time. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Scientist Who Lived with Dozens of Children from the Pacific Islands

Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. But his biggest experiment was on the children he took back to the U.S.

newyorker.com

Sept. 3 I'll be appearing in East Hampton with my longtime New Yorker editor Daniel Zalewski and our wonderful colleague Susan Morrison to talk about Susan's book "Lorne," my book "London Falling" and all things New Yorker. If you're in that neck of the woods for Labor Day, come! Tix below.

PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, SUSAN MORRISON, AND DANIEL ZALEWSKI DISCUSS WRITING AND EDITING AT "THE NEW YORKER"

BookHampton is a year-round bookstore located in the village of East Hampton, New York. Our well-stocked store features new, frontlist titles, as well as backlist favorites. You will also find a fine ...

bookhampton.com

If you’re looking for a long book to read that contains hundreds of pages of interesting material to keep you enthralled, Vann R. Newkirk II recommends “London Falling.” See The Atlantic’s full summer reading guide: theatln.tc/aOo6jjjn

Sleepless last couple of nights because of this heartbreaking, tender, impeccably reported new book by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social LONDON FALLING is fascinating and utterly gobsmacking -- and that's just the footnotes. Best not read before bed!

The crazy story of a couple of old con men, the teen that got mixed up with them and the family that mourned him. A really good read. @praddenkeefe.bsky.social

@praddenkeefe.bsky.social This is in your wheelhouse! First book event of the fall in NYC! Thursday, September 17th at 7pm. Please share the Info and link— I am so thrilled to be joining IrishArtsCenter as part of their 2026-27 season! Tickets are on sale- irishartscenter.org/event/forest...

Sometimes I like to match up my reading with my location. Other times I tear through @praddenkeefe.bsky.social’s latest, the phenomenal LONDON FALLING, in a place about as far from oligarchs and violence and urban intrigue as you can get:

Nick Hornby's summer reading list includes LONDON FALLING by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social. Read more at @thebeliever.net www.thebeliever.net/stuff-ive-be...

Stuff I’ve Been Reading: Summer 2026 - Believer Magazine

books read: A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction—Elizabeth McCracken London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth—Patrick Radden Keefe The Things We Never Say—E...

thebeliever.net

Listen to @praddenkeefe.bsky.social on This Is Criminal: thisiscriminal.com/episode-368-...

Episode 368: Riverwalk (6.12.2026)

In November 2019, nineteen-year-old Zac Brettler went missing. When his parents began looking for him, they discovered that Zac had been living a double life.

thisiscriminal.com

Amazon has named LONDON FALLING the #1 nonfiction book of 2026 so far. Wild. 🙏🙏https://www.amazon.com/amazonbookreview/read/B0GX2TJLS1?ref_=abr_widget_nav&theme=light

Best Nonfiction of 2026 So Far

The Amazon Editors’ #1 Best Nonfiction Book of 2026 hails from Patrick Radden Keefe, one of the most talented narrative nonfiction writers working today.

amazon.com

Rachelle & Matthew Brettler speak to The Times.

London Falling and the death of our son, by Zac Brettler’s parents

Patrick Radden Keefe’s book London Falling has become a huge bestseller — the true story of 19-year-old Zac Brettler, who got involved with a criminal underworld before jumping to his death in 2019. F...

thetimes.com

I’m delighted to be talking to @praddenkeefe.bsky.social on Monday of next week at the @shhomeplace.bsky.social about London Falling, his exceptional book about the love of money. seamusheaneyhome.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

In this week's 1 on 1, @praddenkeefe.bsky.social joins Harry to unravel the mysterious death at the center of his new book—and how oligarch wealth, corrupt systems, and Trump-style excess are reshaping both London and America. Link: youtu.be/gXspEQ53nLM

Reading as fast as I can and not wanting it to end. The mastery of @praddenkeefe.bsky.social London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and A Family’s Search for Truth

This book is one of the most incredible I have ever read. #LondonFalling is gripping, scary and at times unbelievable. I will never see London the same way again. Emily Maitlis is right, this story will stay with me a long time. Incredible writing from @praddenkeefe.bsky.social

Enormous congrats to my wonderful colleague Ava Kofman, who just won a National Magazine Award for this tremendous piece. If you haven't read it, now's your chance: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America

The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.

newyorker.com

I took a stroll around Riverwalk and chatted about LONDON FALLING and the dilemmas of this kind of writing with the excellent @basialc.bsky.social, and am very grateful for the thoughtful piece which came out of it: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Fakery is now the coin of the real...

On a walk along the Thames Embankment, the investigative journalist discusses his new book, London Calling, and the online world and Trumpist nihilism that led the young man at its centre to his death

observer.co.uk

"You might find yourself willing to forego scrolling, eating, or sleeping to race to its end." -Vann R. Newkirk on LONDON FALLING by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0... via @theatlantic.com

25 Sensational Books to Read This Summer

The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.

theatlantic.com

Edinburgh! This is a week from tonight.

The Portobello Bookshop@portybooks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Plus we’re excited to be hosting @praddenkeefe.bsky.social and @misszing.bsky.social at Edinburgh’s Church Hill Theatre one week today (Wed 6th May) and you can sign up here to join us in person: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...