The two best dressed men in contemporary books in one room...

Psyched to be in conversation with the brilliant Andrew O’Hagan about my new novel Boyhood @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social at the LRB Bookshop in London 6/5/26. Tickets already running low. Get in there: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/david-keen...

Announcing the BOYHOOD tour, as @reversediorama.bsky.social hits the road this April... Dates in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Linlithgow, Liverpool, Margate and London, with further dates and festivals to be announced. For tickets visit geni.us/BoyhoodEvents

Announcing the Boyhood tour. Psyched to be hitting the road in support of my new novel @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social, with dates in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Linlithgow, London, Liverpool and Margate with more towns and festivals tba. Can’t wait to see everyone. Tickets here: geni.us/BoyhoodEvents

All-star line-up, Deeply Armed from Belfast, the in-demand Tia Cousins, the lovely @reversediorama.bsky.social and Manifesto of Bliss and, upstairs, some bloke called Tim Murray and a bag of sevens. If you're not around Easter weekend for my birthday celebrations, then you can buy me a drink here

THIS IS NOT A BOOK LAUNCH A celebration of @reversediorama.bsky.social and his new novel BOYHOOD Performing live: DEEPLY ARMED SAUL ADAMCZEWSKI DÖLPHIN Plus DJs: TIA COUSINS MANIFESTO OF BLISS + more Fri 10 April @thesociallondon.bsky.social - TICKETS: thesocial.seetickets.com/event/this-i...

Celebrating the release of Boyhood @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social and ten years of This Is Memorial Device. We’re throwing a massive party. Get in there x

David Keenan’s new book ‘Boyhood’ is astonishingly good and I’m VERY excited to be in conversation with him on Monday 13 April at Liverpool Waterstones. Come! @reversediorama.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social @waterstoneslpl.bsky.social DETAILS: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Finished copies of the paperback edition of Volcanic Tongue, which collects the best of my music writing, just touched down today and look amazing. So psyched. Big thanks to all the true believers @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social Publishing next month x

Very excited to be in conversation with one of my favourite contemporary artists, Anne Howeson, Thursday Feb 26, 6pm, The Place Downstairs in London, RSVP the email below to attend.

It's happening! @reversediorama.bsky.social is coming to town! Boyhood is a literary trip in more ways than one, and it's his most autobiographical work yet. Join us on Thursday 9th April for an unforgettable evening with someone who really can claim to be a cult author! @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

New subscribers-only short story up on my Substack: reversediorama.substack.com/p/i-had-a-king

It's cold and raining - so this will cheer you.

New Keenan is on the way. A cause for celebration in these terrifying times.

Super excited for this collection of writings on underground music in the late twentieth century from @reversediorama.bsky.social

2020 #72 This remains probably my favourite novel from @reversediorama.bsky.social , a tale of friendships, commitment, violence, betrayal and Perry Como. I can hear the Belfast accents in every sentence. I've put a long blurb into the alt text but in short, it's mad and marvelous. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🖋️📚 #booksky

Finally got my @weare1of100.bsky.social Memorial Device print framed and up on the wall. Proudly sat above above a lovely @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social swifts print by the magnificent @edwyncollins.bsky.social. @memorialdevice.bsky.social @reversediorama.bsky.social

@weare1of100.bsky.social @reversediorama.bsky.social Cool to find the button in the box with print. Thanks! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

2020 #47 I grew up in a culturally-comatose corner of Australia and missed the whole punk/post-punk thing so this fabulous debut from @reversediorama.bsky.social was not just a great novel but a bit of cultural enlightenment as well. Definitely on a roll in this part of 2020. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🖋️📚 #booksky

Thank you @resident-music.com for selecting 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE by @keithcameron2.bsky.social as your #1 book of the year! And for choosing @danielrachel.bsky.social, @audreyjgolden.bsky.social, @liaminscoejones.bsky.social, @reversediorama.bsky.social + Budgie on the best of 2025 list 🙏

#RecentlyRead XSTABETH by @reversediorama.bsky.social There are so many great lines (or half-lines, if that’s what they are) in this experimental, intoxicating and rather-rude-in-places novel. “Art should be like a hand grenade thrown through an open window.” #booksky @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Incredible reaction to the announcement of @reversediorama.bsky.social’s new novel BOYHOOD, and the first quote is in - and what a quote it is. Thank you @irvinewelsh.bsky.social 🙏 #whatafuckingbook COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood

Behind the Black Mirror: a Manifesto of Bliss mix streaming now on my Substack: reversediorama.substack.com/p/behind-the...

Some good news...

For the weekend crowd, if you somehow missed this week’s announcement… BOYHOOD, the new novel from @reversediorama.bsky.social COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood

This is just great news. Brother Keenan back again, just wondrous as usual @reversediorama.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Can’t wait! 🙌

Now then…

NEW KEENAN, APRIL 26, HERE WE GO (Also surely my favourite announcement video I’ve ever worked on)

Limited to 500 copies signed hardback edition of Boyhood @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social comes with a gorgeous art print of the cover shot by legendary photographer Douglas Corrrance. Get in there: geni.us/Boyhood

Had a blast touring Boyhood around our favourite booksellers in Glasgow and Edinburgh over the last few days. Thank you all for bringing the magic and enthusiasm. What a vibe x @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Magic is real

BOYHOOD lands in April 2026 but @reversediorama.bsky.social has already been out visiting bookshops and record stores across Glasgow and Edinburgh this week to share proof copies – thank you to all for being so welcoming, so passionate and for supporting this incredible novel 🙏

Pre-order a SIGNED copy of @reversediorama.bsky.social's BOYHOOD from select independent bookshops and record stores and receive a limited edition art print of the stunning cover photo by legendary photographer Douglas Corrance. Find your nearest store at geni.us/Boyhood

Got me grubby mitts on this beauty... @reversediorama.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Oh yes...

Glasgow, 1979: A young boy is abducted outside a football ground. Nine years later: The boy's brother, Aaron Murray, is facing the final days of his youth. Here’s @reversediorama.bsky.social to tell us more about his new novel BOYHOOD – a story of grief, angels and redemption...

DAVID KEENAN Boyhood *Signed* Hardback + Print Preorder: resident-music.com/product/keen... Airdrie’s answer to Alan Moore returns with a numinous new Glasgow-set tome. If you devoured This Is Memorial Device, you'll want in on this! @reversediorama.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

YES! 🙏

This is a hymn to the resilience of youth, to the brave dreams of artists and lovers, and a love letter to Glasgow – a city where magic happens. Announcing BOYHOOD, the most ambitious and magical novel yet from @reversediorama.bsky.social COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood

Psyched to announce my new novel, Boyhood, coming April 2026 @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social geni.us/Boyhood

The Church of Keenan 🙏

Another amazing Convenanza weekend, and thank you to everyone who came to our sold out Sunday Literary Salon feat. @reversediorama.bsky.social, @irvinewelsh.bsky.social and Zofia Page. See you again next year 🙏 📸 Photo by Luis Kramer www.instagram.com/kramerdoingb...

New subscriber-only photo essay The Book of Books up on my Substack: reversediorama.substack.com/p/the-book-o...

Thee endless revelation ov volcanic tongue, the third and final DJ mix companion to the compilation 2xLP on Disciples celebrating the amazing Glasgow-based record shop run by David Keenan and Heather Leigh. @reversediorama.bsky.social @wishimage.bsky.social on.soundcloud.com/Ipvddu9sghwU...

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New on my Substack. Part One of The Book of Airdrie: A Life in Pieces. Subscribe to read or redeem your one-off free read here: reversediorama.substack.com/p/the-book-o... @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social @memorialdevice.bsky.social

Mad not to. 👍