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Will Leitch

Born: October 10, 1975 in Mattoon, Illinois
Pen Name: J. More

Connection to Illinois: He was born in Mattoon, Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

Biography: Will Leitch is a writer and editor. He was the founding editor for Dead Spin, 2005-2008. He is a contributor to periodicals - ''Slate'', ''Salon.com'', ''Playboy'', ''Sportingnews.com'', ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', ''New York'' magazine and the ''New York Times''. He is also contributing editor for ''New York'' magazine.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction; Non-Fiction

Email: will@deadspin.com
Will Leitch on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=will+leitch


Selected Titles

Catch /
ISBN: 1595140697 OCLC: 58829745

Teenager Tim Temples must decide if he wants to leave his comfortable life in a small town and go to college.

God save the fan :
ISBN: 9780061351792 OCLC: 232977224

Harper, New York : 2009.

Presents an irreverent assessment of the negative influence of money-driven owners, corporate media, and egocentric figures on professional sports, addressing such topics as fantasy leagues, the steroid debate, and fan empowerment.

Life as a loser /
ISBN: 0974627003 OCLC: 54886813

Arriviste Press, Boston : ©2004.

The anti-Valentine's handbook /
ISBN: 1595140492 OCLC: 61309318

Penguin Group, New York : ©2005.

 

 

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