The 2026 Shortlist: Patrick Radden Keefe Read Smart Podcast

About this episode

We’re back with a brand new series of the Read Smart podcast! In this episode, Prize Director Toby Mundy speaks with Author Patrick Radden Keefe, shortlisted for the 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction with his new book London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth. In his inimitably gripping and forensic style, Keefe follows Zac’s parents on a dark journey to find out what brought him to the balcony that night – and how a teenager’s life of make-believe drew him into the city’s terrifying underworld. Listen now to hear all about it. This podcast is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. To keep up with all of our Prize news…