Good on you, New York Times. Good on you. This note is in the running for best correction of the year. #mets

Based on my 12 years of Catholic education, and my three years as an altar boy at Immaculate Heart of Mary, the pope *is* the church!

EP12: Making Choices, Good and Bad Podcast Episode · Four Books a Fortnight · April 9 · 33m

“You are a middle-aged woman—did this ring authentic to you???”

If this is the sort of straight talk you want from your book podcasts, may I recommend Four Books a Fortnight from @hhharlow.bsky.social, @sampfeifle.bsky.social & @bfbookshop.bsky.social? So fun! 📚💯🙌
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Do you know the story about the trick shot that changed college basketball history? Check it out here. And if you like this video, pick up my new book HEARTLAND wherever you get your books. I think yo... TikTok video by Keith O’Brien

Warning: an author attempts to be athletic in this video about his new book. But I mean, maybe I’ve still got it? 📚🏀🙌 #heartland
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Incredible praise. Thanks, @garygulman.bsky.social! And yes, as Gary says, please pick up a copy! ☘️🏀📚

In the summer of 1975, the history of basketball changed—at a pickup game on this court in Terre Haute, Indiana. If you want to learn more, check out my new book HEARTLAND, available today wherever th... TikTok video by Keith O’Brien

In the summer of 1975, the history of basketball changed—at a pickup game on this court in Terre Haute, Indiana. If you want to learn more, check out my new book HEARTLAND, available today wherever they sell books. 🏀📚🙌 #marchmadness
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Sources: NFL, far apart with NFLRA, to begin hiring replacement refs NFL owners are "alarmed" by the state of negotiations with the NFL Referees Association and have authorized staff members to begin hiring and onboarding replacement officials in the coming weeks, leag...

What could go wrong?
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Forty-seven years ago tonight, Indiana State and Larry Bird played Michigan State and Magic Johnson in the most-watched college basketball game of all time. You think you know what happened. You don’t... TikTok video by Keith O’Brien

Forty-seven years ago, Indiana State and Larry Bird played Michigan State and Magic Johnson in the most-watched basketball game of all time. You think you know what happened. You don’t. Pick up my new book HEARTLAND to learn more. It’s the perfect March Madness read. 🏀📚
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RIP to an all-timer, Tracy Kidder, who inspired me and legions of other young writers with his reporting, his craft, and his words. May his memory—and his work—be a blessing. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/m...

To celebrate the start of March Madness, let’s have a great sports debate: Which five players would you put in the best starting five in men’s college basketball history? I’ll tell you mine. Hint: the... TikTok video by Keith O’Brien

To mark the start of March Madness, let’s have a great sports debate: Which five players would you put in the best starting five in men’s college basketball history? I’ll tell you mine. Hint: the subject of my new book HEARTLAND is one of them. 🏀📚💙☘️ www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bx2UR3/

Hope to see you @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social in Concord, N.H., on Thursday, March 26, at 6:30 PM. Come out for a fun night talking about basketball, underdogs, Larry Bird, and life.
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Congrats to my friend and former Boston Globe colleague, Dan Shaughnessy, who today received one of the most prestigious awards in all of sports journalism: the Red Smith Award. No one is more deserving. Congratulations, Dan! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/19/s...

Let me show you one reason why libraries are cool. And if you like this, maybe you’d like my new book HEARTLAND. It’s available today wherever books are sold! 📚🏀🙌 #marchmadness #bracket #basketball #l... TikTok video by Keith O’Brien

How did I research my new book HEARTLAND? I’ll show you! Pick up the book today wherever books are sold! 🏀🙌💙
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In a dark world, I love escaping into Sam and Hannah’s book pod!

This is a great way to while away the weekend. @keithob.bsky.social told us he likes to listen while walking the dog. You do you.

That was a CRAZY day and a wild story!

Larry Bird 'Heartland' author discusses NYT Best Seller with Bob Ryan in Acton Upon introducing Larry Bird author Keith O’Brien to the crowd Wednesday, Silver Unicorn owner Paul Swydan said he had “some very interesting news.”

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Thanks for coming!

Thank you to readers everywhere; my family & friends; everyone at @atriabooks.bsky.social who believed in me; all the indie booksellers who hosted events; and the people who lived this story & trusted me to tell it. This underdog book has done the impossible. We are a New York Times bestseller. 💙

Thanks for reading!

Thank you! If you liked the Ringer piece, you’ll love this book.

This book is so good. Cannot recommend it highly enough.

Yes! It’s on Kindle an audiobook. You can read HEARTLAND however you read your books!

If you love basketball, the Celtics, Larry Bird, or just great storytelling, you gotta make this HEARTLAND book event this Weds, March 11, at 7 PM @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social in Acton with @chadfinn.bsky.social, the great Bob Ryan, and me. It’s going to be amazing! Hope to see you there. 📚☘️🏀

Week 1 of the HEARTLAND tour began on a bus ends on a train—and with this incredible review from legendary Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy. “White-hot and incredibly researched”—put it on my tombstone! Check out the list of HEARTLAND book events this week in New England. keithob.com/event-list

Thanks, Eric!

Hope to see you Tuesday!

Happy publication day to @keithob.bsky.social, whose book "Heartland" is wonderful--deeply researched and expertly told, about the pivotal chapter in Larry Bird's career, when he could've been a garbageman or a professional basketball player. Don't miss it.

The HEARTLAND book tour begins, unshaven and way too early, on a bus headed south through the snow. But for this tour, starting Monday night in Terre Haute, Indiana, I think I chose the proper headwear. Hope to see you on the road in the next two weeks! We’ve got some fun events on the schedule. 🏀📚

Absolute banger of an episode this week, with books by three authors who are NOT on bluesky and @keithob.bsky.social - who we'll be chatting with March 10, at the Beverly Farms Library! Larry Bird!

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