NYT bestselling author of HEARTLAND, a new book on the rise of Larry Bird in the 1970s. Available today! Bylines @NPR @TheAtlantic @nytimes & beyond.
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Mar 12
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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Jun 11
Kudos to the person who made this—and thoughts and prayers to all the New Yorkers who are supposed to working today. Safe to say, not much will be getting done in the city today. 💙🧡💙
#knicks #spurs #nbafinals #basketball
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Jun 10
I’ll be at two events with Todd Smith, discussing his new book, RELEGATED. Join us this Sun, June 14, at 3p at the Silver Unicorn Bookstore in Acton, Mass., or this Mon, June 15, at 7p at the Brookline Booksmith. Hope to see you there! ⚽️📚🏀 #worldcup tiktok.com/t/ZP8sysqr8/
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Jun 8
Attention, Terre Haute! I’ll be back in town this Saturday, June 13, signing copies of HEARTLAND at Baesler's Market from 10a-2p. Come pick up signed and personalized copies of the book. It’s the perfect gift for Father’s Day! 🏀📚❤️
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Jun 5
Come out to Buttonwood Books in Cohasset, Mass., this Sunday, June 7, between 12-1p to pick up signed and personalized copies of HEARTLAND. It's the perfect gift for all the dads and grads in your life. Hope to see you there!
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Jun 3
I agree with Christine: Banning a reporter—who is just doing his job—is never the right move.
The Indiana Fever have revoked the credential of the longest-serving reporter covering the team. Scott Agness announced that he has been banned because of his reporting on Caitlin Clark’s surprising absence from a game in May. Banning a reporter is never the right thing to do.
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May 28
New signing pen alert! And it’s perfect for my new book. If you want signed copies of HEARTLAND in time for Father’s Day, you can always order them through my local store, Water Street Books, in Exeter NH. Check out the link here: waterstreetbooks.com/keith-o…
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Keith O'Brien retweeted
Best basketball book I have ever read! And I am old!😂
Mar 12
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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May 18
Thank you, @GburgBookFest & @judashman, for an amazing weekend in Maryland with so many great readers and authors. It was a blast! 📚❤️💯
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May 14
Hope to see everyone this weekend at the Gaithersburg Book Festival where I will be talking about basketball, miracles, and Larry Bird. 🏀📚💯
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May 11
If Fran Fraschilla liked HEARTLAND, I bet you would, too! Thanks for reading, coach. 🏀📚💯
May 10
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.
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May 11
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/
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May 8
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/
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May 6
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.
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May 6
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. 🏀📚☘️
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May 3
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.”
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May 3
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.
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Apr 30
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
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