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Keith O'Brien

Keith O'Brien
Kieth O'Brien is an award-winning journalist, a former reporter for the Boston Globe, a regular contributor to National Public Radio and Politico, and a critically acclaimed author of books about dreams, Americana, and where the two meet. He has written for the New York Times Magazine and reported stories for This American Life. He was a 2017 finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. His book Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History is out now.


Amelia Earhart’s Mysterious Death Shouldn’t Overshadow Her Life

On the Amazing Female Flyers of Early Aviation
July 24, 2018  By Keith O'Brien
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