It’s publication daaaaay! My debut novel has officially launched!

UNDERLAKE tells the story of two women who dive deep into a lake and discover communities who have been living underwater for decades.

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Congratulations to @praddenkeefe.bsky.social! LONDON FALLING is an instant bestseller.

This author wrote a book about medieval history you can 'read in the bath.' Here’s why you should add it to your TBR. Peter Jones’ ‘Self-Help From the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living’ is part medieval history, part self-help, and all a great read.

Medieval history has never been so relatable and relatable: www.12news.com/article/life...

Opinion | Don’t Use A.I. to Do This

"Go ahead and use A.I. however you like. Except art. If you use it for your art, you’re a freakin’ hack." @colsonwhitehead.com for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

And, take the quiz to find out which sin ails you... doubleday.formaloo.co/seven-deadly...

The Eighth Deadly Sin Humankind has devised a new form of debasement.

SELF-HELP FROM THE MIDDLE AGES "shows us that the High and Later Middle Ages (1100 to 1500, roughly) were every bit as goofy as we are about human nature and behavior." via @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Here's news about the new book by me and @clairedederer.bsky.social, for my pals at @doubledaybooks.bsky.social, publishers of my last two books. True facts: Claire is not just the author of 'Monsters,' the great book of social criticism, but also my real life wife.

@newyorker.com calls IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN by @tomjunod.bsky.social “[A] bracing blend of memoir and detective story.” —The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead Whitehead concludes his Harlem Trilogy (after Crook Manifesto) with a transcendent and wildly entertaining novel in which his re...

"The greatest New York novel in years." Get ready for COOL MACHINE by @colsonwhitehead.com www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-55... via @publisherswkly.bsky.social

In new book London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe tells his most intimate true story yet Investigation into the mysterious death of a British teenager examines both a troubling demise and the city’s criminal history

Just gonna leave this here... www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book... via @theglobeandmail.com @praddenkeefe.bsky.social

"LONDON FALLING has a Dickensian texture, but nothing is fictional." www.wsj.com/arts-culture... via @wsj.com

Four lessons for journalists from Patrick Radden Keefe’s latest book, ‘London Falling’ - Nieman Storyboard The New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author speaks at the Power of Narrative conference about investigating a 19-year-old's mysterious death

Four lessons for journalist from @praddenkeefe.bsky.social, author of LONDON FALLING: niemanstoryboard.org/2026/04/09/f... via @niemanstoryboard.org

@praddenkeefe.bsky.social says journalism “feels more essential and important than ever.” @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

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“He has a dramatist’s gift for structure and a novelist’s fascination with human character and motive, quite apart from the slow-building tension of his prose.” @theobserveruk.bsky.social on @praddenkeefe.bsky.social's new book, LONDON FALLING. Read more: observer.co.uk/culture/book...

The Race to Get Inside a Brazilian Prison to Interview an International Pop Star Fugitive I first got on Gloria and Sergio’s trail shortly after returning from Africa, where I’d been searching for a Philadelphia file clerk who had disappeared from his job only to pop up, mon…

Chris McDougall, author of BORN TO RUN, gives readers a look at his newest book, STARSTRUCK: crimereads.com/gloria-trevi...

Michael Luo on the Story of Chinese Immigrants in the U.S. - The Wire China The writer and editor talks about the first arrivals from China and the long history of prejudice the community has faced.

@michaelluo.bsky.social, author of STRANGERS IN THE LAND, on the Story of Chinese Immigrants in the U.S. - via @thewirechina.bsky.social
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"The Chinese fought for their rights and fought for America to live up to the ideals it supposedly stood for."

Read our Q&A with @michaelluo.bsky.social on his new book on Chinese immigrants to the U.S.: buff.ly/IRnl2Y5

Patrick Radden Keefe on finding great stories Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe is the author behind best sellers like “Say Nothing” and “Empire of Pain.” His latest book, “London Falling,” is a deep dive into the mysteri...

@praddenkeefe.bsky.social on @pbs.org talks about finding great stories for PBS News Hour: www.pbs.org/newshour/pod...

What My Father Did — and Didn't — Teach Me About Being a Man Expert storyteller Tom Junod's new book goes deep on masculinity, and living in the long shadow of a complicated parent.

"It’s a story about fathers and sons, but also about the stories we inherit, the ones we carry in silence, and what happens when we finally decide to tell them." via Katie Couric Media on @tomjunod.bsky.social's memoir. Read more: katiecouric.com/entertainmen...

A Teen Fell to His Death in London. Behind the Tragedy Lay So Much More. London Falling finds, in the death of one teenager, both a private loss and a parable of the decay of a once-great city.

The first reviews of LONDON FALLING are posting and as a devoted longtime reader of @lauramille.bsky.social at Slate, I'm so grateful for this one.

A gangster, a bogus inheritance and a dead 19-year-old: the mystery Patrick Radden Keefe couldn’t ignore When Zac Brettler jumped to his death in London, the coroner recorded an open verdict, admitting: ‘I don’t know what happened.’ The acclaimed author of Say Nothing and, now, London Falling, talks about his search for answers

A gangster, a bogus inheritance and a dead 19-year-old: the mystery Patrick Radden Keefe couldn’t ignore

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LONDON FALLING is Patrick Radden Keefe's "most gripping book yet" via @nymag.com Book Gossip. Their verdict? Buy! nymag.com/promo/book-g...

For Readers, April’s New Literature Offers Something For Everyone From a highly anticipated debut that puts tradwife content in its crosshairs, to a sophomore horror novel from one of the genre’s rising stars, to a poignant examination of class and loyalty–April’s n...

UNDERLAKE by @erinlmccoy.bsky.social is full of "lush prose that deftly unpacks grief, familial love, and religious zealotry" via @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth | Washington Independent Review of Books The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

What happens when a conspiracy theory turns out to be true? www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/l... @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @praddenkeefe.bsky.social #booksky

Can a Journalist Be a Celebrity Anymore?

What drives @praddenkeefe.bsky.social? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s... via @nytimes.com

The 21 Best Books to Read This April Our picks for the standout new releases of the month.

"We’ll read anything Patrick Radden Keefe writes, and his newest, London Falling, does not disappoint." via @townandcountryrv.bsky.social www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...

*screaming* "TRANSCENDENT AND WILDLY ENTERTAINING!!!" If you needed a nudge to preorder @colsonwhitehead.com's upcoming novel... www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742026...

Odds & Ends: March 20, 2026 Hoosiers. Our kids both play basketball, so we figured it was time to sit them down for this 1986 classic. Gene Hackman plays a new coach with a checkered past who takes over a tiny Indiana high schoo...

"The book is both touching and devastating — devastating in its revelations, and also in how dang well it’s written." @artofmanliness.bsky.social on @tomjunod.bsky.social's memoir, IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN: www.artofmanliness.com/odds-ends/od...

Homestand | Washington Independent Review of Books The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

ICYMI: The importance of root, root, rooting for the home team. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/h... @doubledaybooks.bsky.social #booksky

Listen to veteran journalist and author of KING OF KINGS Scott Anderson discuss Iran's power structure on @npr.org's Morning Edition with @steveinskeep.bsky.social:
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