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Keith O'Brien

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NYT bestselling author of CHARLIE HUSTLE, a new book on the rise and fall of Pete Rose. Available today! Bylines @NPR @TheAtlantic @nytimes & beyond.

The wilds of New Hampshire Katılım Nisan 2009
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At an event last night on the West Side of Cincinnati, I was able to stand before a crowd of West Siders and announce the impossible. CHARLIE HUSTLE made the list. We are an instant New York Times bestseller!!!
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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! 🏀☘️ bostonglobe.com/2026/03/19/spo…
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Keith O'Brien@KeithOB·
To celebrate March Madness, I’ve got a Larry Bird trivia question for you. And if you like this, I think you’ll like my new book HEARTLAND. Pick it up today wherever they sell books! 🏀📚☘️ tiktok.com/t/ZP8bfCfon/
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Cam Miller 🎥@cammillerfilms·
Dear @Fanatics The Cincinnati Reds were not est. in 1869... They were established in 1882. Thank you for your time.
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Christian Fauria
Christian Fauria@christianfauria·
@CharlieBakerMA Thanks for the rec on Heartland—picked it up right after seeing your post and wow, you’re spot on. Just finished the first four chapters and it’s already hitting hard. Bird’s upbringing in French Lick, the grit, the family struggles… no wonder he became that relentless competitor. Totally reassessing my own toughness levels here 😅 Makes you appreciate what real will and work ethic look like. Great call—highly recommend this one to anyone who thinks they know the Larry Bird story. @BryantSportsInd
Charlie Baker@CharlieBakerMA

Halfway through - cannot put it down. Would recommend this book to just about anybody. If it wasn’t all true and someone wrote it up as a fable, I doubt most people would believe it.

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Tom James
Tom James@TJamesIndState·
“Heartland”, Keith O’Brien’s book on Larry Bird and the 1978-79 Indiana State Men’s Basketball team is on the New York Times Bestseller List. Now if ESPN can be convinced to do a 30-For-30 version.
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Career highlight unlocked: It was an amazing night ⁦@booksmithtweets⁩ in conversation w/ ⁦@Dan_Shaughnessy⁩ talking about HEARTLAND. And so great to see Boston Globe pals like ⁦@Adrian_Walker⁩ at the event… Signed copies are at the store. Go and get ‘em! 📚☘️🏀
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Thank you to readers everywhere; my family & friends; everyone at Atria Books who believed in me; all the indie booksellers who hosted events; and the people who lived this story & trusted me to tell it. This little underdog book has done it. We are a New York Times bestseller.
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A career highlight is happening right now. I just picked up the legendary Bob Ryan & we are carpooling to the HEARTLAND event at Silver Unicorn Books in Acton! Just a couple of former Boston Globe writers roadtripping through rush hour traffic. Hope to see you tonight at 7p!
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Charlie Baker
Charlie Baker@CharlieBakerMA·
@KeithOB I’m now almost done and it just gets better as it goes. Amazing piece of work - Heartland is also heartfelt. Congrats!
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Halfway through - cannot put it down. Would recommend this book to just about anybody. If it wasn’t all true and someone wrote it up as a fable, I doubt most people would believe it.
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Keith O'Brien@KeithOB·
If you love basketball, the Celtics, Larry Bird, or just great storytelling, you gotta make this HEARTLAND event this Weds, March 11, at 7 PM at Silver Unicorn Books in Acton with me, Chad Finn, and the great Bob Ryan. It’s going to be amazing! Hope to see you there. 🏀📚
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