Will Leitch
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Will Leitch (born October 10, 1975 in Mattoon, Illinois) is a writer based in New York City and the founding editor of the Gawker Media sports blog Deadspin. Leitch is a contributor to The New York Times and Slate, and has published two books, Catch, a novel, and Life as a Loser, a memoir.
In January 2003, Leitch became a founding editor of The Black Table, with Eric Gillin, A.J. Daulerio and Aileen Gallagher. His Life As A Loser column ran online for five years and was ultimately compiled into a book of the same title, with a foreword written by Tom Perrotta.
In September 2005, Leitch became the founding editor of Deadspin. Deadspin is the most popular independent sports blog on the web and has been profiled in Sports Illustrated and The New York Times.
Leitch grew up in Mattoon, Illinois, which is also the setting of Catch. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While there, he was an editor at the University's paper, the Daily Illini. He now lives in New York City. His third book, The Ballad Of Ron Mexico, will be published by HarperCollins in fall 2007, and his fourth book, Come As You Are will be published by Penguin Group in fall 2008.
One of Leitch's first glances with fame came when he appeared on one of the early episodes of Win Ben Stein's Money.
Leitch appeared at a promotional event for the Spike TV network's "Pros vs. Joes" that took place at Grand Central Station in Manhattan, NY where he and A.J. Daulerio competed against former NFL players Kordell Stewart and Andre Rison.
During the 2007 NCAA Tournament, Leitch wrote a daily column for TimesSelect, the paid section of The New York Times[1].
[edit] Books authored
- (2005) Life As A Loser. Arriviste Press, Inc.. ISBN 0-9746270-0-3.
- (2005) Catch. Razorbill. ISBN 978-1-59514-069-2.
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[edit] External links
- Best, Neil. "Cynical sports blog is a hit", Newsday, February 9, 2007.
- Deadspin
- life as a loser column
