Will Leitch
Author, HOW LUCKY, the upcoming LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, other books. Contributing Editor, New York. Regular Columnist, The Washington Post. Writer, MLB. Critic, Grierson & Leitch. Founder, Deadspin. Illini. Mattoonian. https://williamfleitch.substack.com
- Sometimes I wonder if we should all get some sort of medal for not banging our collective heads against the collective wall, all day, every day.
- My novel LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE comes out May 20, a week from today. I am very proud of it. If you have ever read anything I've written and thought it wasn't terrible, you would very much like this. Thus, I think you should buy it. This is my sales pitch. Hi. www.harpercollins.com/products/llo...
- Courtside the last time the Knicks made the Eastern Conference Finals:
- For my free weekly newsletter this week, I wrote about graduation--what it means for the kids and, of course, MORE IMPORTANT, what it means for the parents. It's free, you should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-i...
- This has very "Chicago's Big Ten Team" energy.
- What a relief.
- Excellent work by @stltoday.com, who nonetheless buried the lede: Pope Bob is a White Sox fan, per their reporting. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
- Wait ... the new Pope isn't a Cubs fan, is he?
- He did not! (Holy shit.)
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- For @nymag.com, I wrote about how Roger Goodell has been training his entire life to be the guy standing next to Donald Trump as he bleated crazy old rich racist guy shit. nymag.com/intelligence...
- KNICKS KNICKS KNICKS #bridges
- Issue 470 of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It's about Pavement, Pearl Jam and welcoming people in rather than shutting them out. It's free and weekly and has links to all the stuff I made this week, you should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-i...
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- Honored that LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE was chosen as an Amazon Editors Pick for the month of May. I assume this means I get to be shot into space as an inspirational example for women everywhere. www.amazon.com/Lloyd-McNeil...
- For @washingtonpost.com, I wrote about how thrilling, and even hopeful, it was to see SINNERS in a packed theater. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
- For my free weekly newsletter this week, I wrote about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, because it felt stupid and vacant to write about anything else. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-i...
- Some very exciting news I’m glad I get to finally share. I’m thrilled to get to work with the great humans at Lionsgate to bring Lloyd’s story to the big screen. Off we go. (And please buy the book, I think you would like it.) deadline.com/2025/04/lion...
- This week’s newsletter is about punctuality, the chronically late and what we take from our parents (and give our kids). It’s free as always, it’s a weekly newsletter, you should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-i...
- I did find it amusing how many "why Trump paused the tariffs"--which, to be clear, he didn't, not really--stories went up within about 10 minutes of his "announcement," like an NYT pre-written obit of a public figure who was put on hospice a week ago.
- Reposted by Will LeitchA quick 🧵of the incredible sights in cities across the USA right now. Millions are on the street speaking out against Trump & Musk trampling the Constitution. Let’s start here with Salt Lake City 😳👏 #HandsOff #HandsOff2025 #FiftyFiftyOne (📸Nate Blouin)
- Reposted by Will LeitchIt's like suggesting that your household should sell exactly as much stuff to Target as it sells to you
- "So Jim Edmonds had started to wear out his welcome in St. Louis, and his center field defense had begun to decline, so the Cardinals sent him to San Diego for this 22-year-old third base prospect who actually grew up in St. Louis, and then and then and then and then ...."
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- The new edition of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It’s about Pete Hegseth’s kids, and all of ours. It’s free, you should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-i...
- For @washingtonpost.com, on this Opening Day, I wrote about the tragedy of Mike Trout. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
- Definitely can confirm the “texting war plans with emojis” story has crossed over to the People Who Don’t Want To Talk About It crowd. Honestly feels like the first thing — out of so many insane horrible things — that has truly made people go, “Wait … WHAT?”
- Issue 464 of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It’s about Jackie Robinson, and what makes people notice. It’s free and weekly and you might like it. You should subscribe! williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-i...
