Will Leitch

William F. Leitch (born October 10, 1975 in Mattoon, Illinois) is an American writer and the founding editor of the Gawker Media former sports blog ''Deadspin''. Leitch is a national correspondent for MLB.com, a contributing editor at ''New York'', critic at ''Grierson & Leitch'', contributor to ''The New York Times'', ''GQ'', ''The Washington Post'' and ''NBC News'' and has published six books, including ''Catch'', a novel, ''Life as a Loser'', a memoir, ''God Save the Fan'', a book of sports essays and ''Are We Winning?'', a book about fatherhood and baseball.

His fifth book, the novel ''How Lucky,'' was published by Harper in May 2021 and received an endorsement from author Stephen King. His sixth book, the novel ''The Time Has Come'', was published by Harper in May 2023. Provided by Wikipedia