Books by Will Leitch and Complete Book Reviews

God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters
God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters, Athletes Who Speak in the Third Person, and the Occasional Convicted Quarterback Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports
Will Leitch, Author . Harper $24.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-135178-5
In his third book, Leitch, the founding editor of the sports blog Deadspin.com, offers a collection of passionate, original essays about the good (fantasy football; the saga of the once promising pitcher Rick Ankiel) and the bad (ESPN, which he...
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Are We Winning?: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball
Are We Winning?: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball
Will Leitch, Author . Hyperion $24.99 (293p) ISBN 978-1-4013-2370-7
A day at the ball park prompts a meditation on family ties in this loose-limbed, beguiling memoir. Sports journalist Leitch (God Save the Fan ) recounts a 2008 game at Wrigley Field at which he and his father watched their beloved St. Louis...
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How Lucky
How Lucky
Will Leitch. Harper, $25.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-307309-8
Deadspin founder Leitch (God Save the Fans) attempts to fuse a thriller onto a hopeful story of a man living with a degenerative disease, with surprisingly bland results. Daniel, 26, who uses a wheelchair and is unable to speak because of his spinal
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The Time Has Come
The Time Has Come
Will Leitch. Harper, $30 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-323851-0
Leitch’s engaging latest (after How Lucky) follows a group of people caught up in a mass shooting in Athens, Ga. Among the cast is Theo Lindbergh, who recently inherited the town’s pharmacy, and his customers: a middle-aged widow, a gruff but loving
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Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride
Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride
Will Leitch. Harper, $27.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-323856-5
A mild-mannered cop is transformed by news that he’s terminally ill in this amusing and affecting tale from Deadspin founder Leitch (How Lucky). When 43-year-old Atlanta detective Lloyd McNeil receives a brain tumor diagnosis and a three-month...
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