About this episode

Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his new book 'London Falling' and reflects on his Boston roots and literary influences.

You might know him from his best-selling book “Say Nothing,” about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Patrick Radden Keefe, a staff writer at The New Yorker, writes nonfiction page-turners about crime and family secrets. Keefe’s new book “London Falling” employs his signature story-telling magic to unravel the story of a 19-year-old kid who fell to his death from a luxury apartment building in London. This week on Say More, Keefe talks to Anna Kusmer about how this story tells a wider tale about how the mega-wealthy operate in the world’s richest cities. They also discuss Keefe’s Boston upbringing and his literary influences. Email us at saymore@globe.com.

People in this episode

Host: Anna Kusmer

Guest: Patrick Radden Keefe

Topics covered

• crime
• family secrets
• wealth
• literary influences
• Boston upbringing
• storytelling

Keywords

• Patrick Radden Keefe
• London Falling
• Say Nothing
• Boston
• New Yorker
• crime
• family secrets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Yorker

Books & works: Say Nothing, London Falling

Places: London, Boston

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