Will Leitch
@williamfleitch
Author, LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, HOW LUCKY, THE TIME HAS COME. Writer, @nymag @MLB @washingtonpost @griersonleitch. Founder, Deadspin. Illini. Mattoonian.
A great one from @williamfleitch: "The history of the U.S. men’s national soccer team is full of disappointments and heartbreak, disorganization and dysfunction, and, perhaps most of all, irrelevance." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
For @washingtonpost, I wrote about Timothee Chalamet, @BenStiller and celebrity sports fans, and how a famous person is never more relatable and human than they are when they are screaming for their favorite team. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
For @nytimes, I wrote about Zombie Arguments, issues that many of us thought were long settled decades ago--from Pete Rose to abortion to "Cats"--but simply refuse to die. nytimes.com/2025/05/28/opi…
I wrote about AI this weekend. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-iss…
Hey, Los Angeles! Come to Book Soup tonight and see me talk about LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE. 7 p.m. PT I will give you a hug.
All songs by the Doors are instantly improved if you imagine them being performed by Ron Burgundy.
🚨New Episode!🚨 This week, we review "Jurassic World Rebirth." And then we each present our picks for the best films from the first half of 2025. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2su9wQ… Hope you're having a good weekend. Tomorrow is Monday.
Come out and say hi tonight, St. Louis!
Well, @williamfleitch just watched 18 innings of Cardinals baseball at Busch Stadium and saw ... zero runs. If you want cheered up, come see him and @b_miklasz TONIGHT at Left Bank Books in the Central West End. 7 p.m. CT. We'll talk books and baseball, but mostly baseball.
Heartfelt or Just Far-Fetched? My Honest Take Here Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride by Will Leitch, One Minute Book Review Get the book on Amazon here USA - amzlink.to/az0BKujbW9sPn Canada - amzn.to/4neqj4q UK - amzn.to/3HTuimU #ad
This week's Distraction guest is Will Leitch! defector.com/a-residence-at…
Thanks to Amazon Books for choosing LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE as one of their best books of the first half of 2025. I do believe one of my rewards is to be shot into space as an inspiration to women everywhere. amazon.com/b/?_encoding=U…
My free weekly newsletter just came out. It's about The Naked Gun. It's free, and weekly, with links to everything I wrote this week, you should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-iss…
Today is release day for LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, my new novel about a cop who, upon learning he's dying of a brain tumor, tries to get himself killed so his family can get the insurance, keeps failing and becomes a civic hero. I think you will like it. harpercollins.com/products/lloyd…
Here is the clip of my appearance on @Morning_Joe, talking about LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, a book that you can walk into your local bookstore on Tuesday morning and buy with your American dollars.