I’m happy to share that Framed just received a positive review from BookLife: “Framed provides a clear, informative, no-nonsense look at the largely artificial power behind the digital curtains.” I like the review because it begins with one of my favorite quotes:

This introduction, along with the rest of the review, will appear in the May 12 print edition of Publisher’s Weekly. Is this a big deal? Probably not, considering that I’ve been bilked for money every step of the way. It’s important to me to learn how this stuff works, even if it means throwing good money after bad.

Elsewhere in the paid review space, Framed was named a Finalist in the 2024 SPR Book Awards Contest, which I managed to sneak into since it had an April 1, 2025 submission deadline.

This one is more interesting to me because it’s actually subjective. I was one of 15 finalists out of roughly 100 entrants. We have proof of that. Not exactly elite, but my book was selected over a couple of others! Even if the selector was a random number generator, that means something to me.

The Scale Tales Podcast

The centerfold of this newsletter is what some of you were refreshing your browsers for on Sunday—the Scale Tales podcast appearance.

Aside from the AI headshot rendering, everything turned out great. I have the highest praise for Equilibria the company that hosts Scale Tales, Scale Tales, which has a dedicated podcast team, and Alicia, the host of the podcast. The episode turned out to be amazing and I’m thankful for the opportunity.

Give it a listen and toss my friends at Equilibria a 5 star review on Apple podcasts.

I have an Italian passport

Some of you might have seen my LinkedIn post where I highlighted my family’s journey toward reclaiming Italian citizenship.

Receiving the passport earlier this week was a sentimental moment for me. However, flexing that I now possess two of the strongest passports in a world where “citizenship” is so hotly debated might be some flavor of “microaggression.”

Yes, now I’m really a passport bro.

More to the point, I like LinkedIn, primarily because it has comment reach. I can go on a tirade and be guaranteed that a large portion of my connections will see it. Frankly, content from Tim O’Hearn will probably be the most exciting thing people will find on LinkedIn on any given day.

When I shared posts on LinkedIn earlier last year, my posts had much better reach there than on any other platform. Also, I was validated in that, even for inconsequential posts about my sports journalism, people were talking. Even when the engagements didn’t seem particularly high, people were talking.

In what world would you not connect with me on LinkedIn?

~*~*~ Luscious Ventures ~*~*~

For all the work I put into the book, I’ve gotten more comments on Luscious Ventures, LLC than anything. Luscious Ventures is a business I started back in 2021. I used it as a micro-imprint to publish my book.

There’s really nothing to promote here—there is more of a story and a long-term goal—but there’s nothing to promote here.

I vibe coded a website last week. Here it is.

My book is now $1.99