Patrick Radden Keefe returns to the Baillie Gifford shortlist with a book on London's underworld
The American journalist, who won the nonfiction prize in 2021, is one of six finalists for 2026, alongside Andrea Wulf and Matthew Sweet.
Patrick Radden Keefe has been shortlisted for the 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize for his book London Falling, which examines the city's criminal underbelly, according to the Guardian. Keefe, an American journalist, previously won the prize in 2021.
He is joined on the six-strong shortlist by Andrea Wulf and Matthew Sweet, the Guardian reports. The selection spans literary biography, ancient history, true crime and international reportage, with subjects including James Baldwin, Barbara Cartland and Alexander the Great.
The Baillie Gifford Prize is one of the most closely watched nonfiction awards in the English-speaking world. No further details on the full list of titles, the judges or the award date were included in the Guardian's report.
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