Longtime New Yorker writer has written 6 books, with latest having made a No. 1 debut on New York Times bestsellers list
“Bestselling author and acclaimed investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe will be the featured speaker for the 15th annual Love Our Libraries Author Luncheon, the Library Foundation for Sarasota County has announced.
The event will be held on Friday, Feb. 5, 2027, at The Ora in Sarasota, a news release notes.
“Radden Keefe is known for his compelling storytelling and groundbreaking reporting,” the release points out. A longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, “he has written six books and is widely regarded as one of the leading nonfiction writers of his generation,” the release adds.
“His international bestseller, Say Nothing, won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing and was adapted into an Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning television series,” the release adds. “His latest book, London Falling,” debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times bestsellers list and was named one of the year’s best books, the release notes.
Radden Keefe’s “hit podcast, Wind of Change, earned two Webby Awards and three Ambie Awards and has been downloaded nearly 20 million times,” the release adds.
“The Love Our Libraries Author Luncheon is the Library Foundation’s signature fundraising event,” the release explains. Tickets and sponsorships may be purchased at https://www.sarasotalibraryfoundation.org/love-our-libraries-2027.
“Since its inception,” the release points out, “the luncheon has raised more than $4.2 million to strengthen Sarasota County’s public libraries— funds that expand educational programs, technology access, and literacy initiatives for residents of all ages.”
“Since its founding in 2011, the nonprofit Foundation has raised more than $8 million in private funds for the benefit of Sarasota County public libraries,” the release adds. To learn more about the Foundation and how to support its mission, visit SarasotaLibraryFoundation.org or call 941-404-3139.