Keith O'Brien

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.

Hope to see everyone this weekend at the Gaithersburg Book Festival where I will be talking about basketball, miracles, and Larry Bird. 🏀📚💯

@PaulPabst Forty-three feels YOUNG. I'm going with 48. By then, you are knocking on the door of 50 and saying things that your parents once said, like: "I will turn this car around..."

Topic off air...at what age do you become "Middle Aged"? I'm going 43. Far enought from your 30's. -Family/friends question why you're not married. -Starting to get sore for no reason. -A good-night's sleep is attractive over a night out. What's your number and why?

If Fran Fraschilla liked HEARTLAND, I bet you would, too! Thanks for reading, coach. 🏀📚💯

@franfraschilla Thanks, coach! What incredible praise! Thanks for reading the book. I'm so glad you found it.

I just finished this great book on Larry Bird & the incredible Indiana State phenomenon by ⁦@KeithOB⁩. There’s so much great college basketball history & research here with cameos by Bob Knight, Magic Johnson, Al McGuire, Dick Enberg and Billy Packer.

Victor Wembanyama was ejected from an NBA playoff game for throwing an elbow—clearly illegal. But of course, this was how basketball used to be: rough, tough, unpredictable, and violent. #wembanyama #spurs #grizzlies #nba #nbaplayoffs #heartland tiktok.com/t/ZP8pkTG8v/

We just expanded the NCAA basketball tournament to 76 teams. Seventy-six! And yes, I have thoughts. #heartland #basketball #nba #marchmadness tiktok.com/t/ZP8pjWU99/

@RickCanale What kind of tree is it, Rick?

When Suzie's mom died, we planted this tree in her memory. She blooms every Mother's Day to say hello.

In 1978, when Pete Rose was a free agent for the first time, Ted Turner tried to get Rose to sign with the Atlanta Braves. It almost worked. Pete loved money—and Ted. But in the end, he chose Philadelphia, a better team. RIP Ted Turner, a man who almost changed baseball history.

The Celtics might have been eliminated, but the HEARTLAND book tour rolls on! I’ll be in Nashua, N.H., this Saturday, May 9, at Balin Books. If you’re in the neighborhood, come out for a fun afternoon discussing basketball, miracles, and Larry Bird. 🏀📚☘️

@cbrennansports @BillieJeanKing @ilanakloss Amazing! Love this.

Thank you @BillieJeanKing for your leadership, mentorship and friendship for so many years. (And for beating Bobby Riggs, of course!) You haven’t just changed women’s sports, you’ve changed America. And thanks for your great perspective in On Her Game. @ilanakloss

The great @Dan_Shaughnessy isn’t playing around this morning: “Make no mistake: Stubborn Joe Mazzulla and the three-chucking Celtics deserved to lose. Never adjusting, they died by the ridiculous shot.” bostonglobe.com/2026/05/02/spo…

These are dark days for Boston sports fans. The Super Bowl blowout. The Vrabel fallout. The Cora firing. The sputtering Sox. The elimination of the Bruins. And now, just 24 hours later, the full & total collapse of the Celtics to the hated Sixers. Gonna be a long week on WEEI.

@donnie_carver Thanks for reading, Donnie!

There are many times you miss home or great times like your college years. As a Indiana State Sycamore alumni & native Hoosier, Heartland by @KeithOB is not only a great read it takes a Sycamore and Hoosier on a great ride through ISU & IND nostalgia. HS bball, backroads & Bird

The only time he'll know His name is David Allan Coe Is today, apparently. RIP to a country music legend who sang one of its most iconic songs. #neverevencalledmebymyname youtube.com/watch?v=s4pZFs…

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

You had me at "reading box scores." Love this! Thanks, @dastudes.

Rivalries are great, but this is just stupid.

@jburwick Thanks, Josh! That’s amazing. I appreciate you reading and spreading the word!

If you think you know the Larry Bird story, you don’t. @KeithOB narrating HEARTLAND goes deep on the parts nobody covers — dropping out of Indiana, losing his father to suicide, the long road to ISU. One of the best sports books I’ve ever read.

It’s the old cliche: I went to a book event—and a clogging festival broke out…Hope to see you tonight in Buffalo!

Incredible. I love this, @thepowerrank! Readers are the best. Thank you, Ed Feng! 🏀📚💯