Patrick Radden Keefe — Portland Arts & Lectures
New Yorker staff writer and author of 'Say Nothing' and 'Empire of Pain' closes the Portland Arts & Lectures season.
Date & Time at 7:30 PM PST
Location Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, US
Organizer Literary Arts
Why we picked this
The best investigative journalist working today closes Portland's most prestigious lecture series. His books on the Troubles, the Sacklers, and con artists are masterclasses in narrative nonfiction.
Patrick Radden Keefe is a staff writer at The New Yorker whose books have redefined investigative nonfiction. “Say Nothing” untangled the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. “Empire of Pain” exposed the Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis. “Rogues” collected his best magazine work into a portrait of deception, crime, and power.
He closes the Portland Arts & Lectures season — Literary Arts’ flagship speaker series, which has been bringing major writers and thinkers to Portland for decades. The series typically sells as a subscription, but this is the caliber of writer worth finding a way in.