Patrick Radden Keefe
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social
New Yorker staff writer. Author of Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing. Podcast: Wind of Change. Producer of FX series Say Nothing, now streaming on Hulu (in the US) and Disney+ (everywhere else).
New book coming April 7, 2026: London Falling.
New book coming April 7, 2026: London Falling.
US Book Tour dates for LONDON FALLING! If I'm in your area, please come, I'll be talking & signing and it would be great to say hi. These are ticketed events so best to line up seats in advance. Will also be coming to UK/Ireland/Australia/New Zealand/Canada in May + June. 🙏
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
US Book Tour dates for LONDON FALLING! If I'm in your area, please come, I'll be talking & signing and it would be great to say hi. These are ticketed events so best to line up seats in advance. Will also be coming to UK/Ireland/Australia/New Zealand/Canada in May + June. 🙏
"Dan and Jane resisted the idea that they had become political. A better word, Jane said, was *humanist*"
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"Dan and Jane resisted the idea that they had become political. A better word, Jane said, was *humanist*"
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
On the counterproductivity of tear gas (and authoritarian brutality in general) from my book Say Nothing.
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
On the counterproductivity of tear gas (and authoritarian brutality in general) from my book Say Nothing.
Ireland/UK: I'm coming your way on book tour this May. Dates below. These are mostly ticketed events so if you'd like to come please sort tickets in advance. And please come! I'll also be back in Ireland in June, will post those dates once finalized. @picadorbooks.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Ireland/UK: I'm coming your way on book tour this May. Dates below. These are mostly ticketed events so if you'd like to come please sort tickets in advance. And please come! I'll also be back in Ireland in June, will post those dates once finalized. @picadorbooks.bsky.social
As if there's not enough to be upset about right now, I finally showed my kids Broadcast News last night and one of them promptly fell asleep while the other, possibly to troll me, started vocally rooting for William Hurt.
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
As if there's not enough to be upset about right now, I finally showed my kids Broadcast News last night and one of them promptly fell asleep while the other, possibly to troll me, started vocally rooting for William Hurt.
Quite the backstory on Navarro's Harvard Ph.D:
December 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Quite the backstory on Navarro's Harvard Ph.D:
It's like he learned English by reading only Zagat's guides
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It's like he learned English by reading only Zagat's guides
I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
Re-watched "The Beat My Heart Skipped" which led me back to "Fingers" (1978) and the original trailer which promises "Fingers ... will touch you." Simpler times!
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Re-watched "The Beat My Heart Skipped" which led me back to "Fingers" (1978) and the original trailer which promises "Fingers ... will touch you." Simpler times!
With apologies for more talk about a book that isn't out til the Spring ... I'm partnering with the wonderful indy bookshop Three Lives to handle orders for signed copies of LONDON FALLING in the US (slightly different setup in the UK about which more soon).
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
With apologies for more talk about a book that isn't out til the Spring ... I'm partnering with the wonderful indy bookshop Three Lives to handle orders for signed copies of LONDON FALLING in the US (slightly different setup in the UK about which more soon).
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
First review of my new book LONDON FALLING, from Kirkus. At a moment when every day feels like a month and every month feels like a year, April 7 is still a very long way off. But the book is available for pre-order now. 🙏
September 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
First review of my new book LONDON FALLING, from Kirkus. At a moment when every day feels like a month and every month feels like a year, April 7 is still a very long way off. But the book is available for pre-order now. 🙏
Added bonus: it's very funny
August 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Added bonus: it's very funny
And here's the UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ cover, from @picadorbooks.bsky.social.
July 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And here's the UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ cover, from @picadorbooks.bsky.social.
Here's the U.S. cover! From @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here's the U.S. cover! From @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
New book coming.
July 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
New book coming.
In Dublin last night, SAY NOTHING won 4 Irish Academy Awards. So wonderful to be there to celebrate with some of our wonderful cast and crew. I love 'em.
February 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In Dublin last night, SAY NOTHING won 4 Irish Academy Awards. So wonderful to be there to celebrate with some of our wonderful cast and crew. I love 'em.
Hey ChatGPT write an FT story about DeepSeek but in the style of the Onion
January 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hey ChatGPT write an FT story about DeepSeek but in the style of the Onion
Here's young Terence Malick just dicking around in his 20s my 20s were just like this too
January 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Here's young Terence Malick just dicking around in his 20s my 20s were just like this too
I showed up for this screening of The Brutalist 3 days ago and as soon as the movie is over I'll let you know what I think.
December 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I showed up for this screening of The Brutalist 3 days ago and as soon as the movie is over I'll let you know what I think.
With the wonderful Mary Nighy, who directed Eps. 3 + 4 #SayNothing
November 29, 2024 at 4:11 PM
With the wonderful Mary Nighy, who directed Eps. 3 + 4 #SayNothing