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| | Date | | Feb 12, 2008 |
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| | Time | | 4:00 pm
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| | Location | | Illini Union Bookstore - Authors Corner |
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| | Cost | | Free |
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| | Sponsor | | Illini Union Bookstore |
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| | Contact | | Scott Baseler |
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| | E-Mail | | iubstore@uiuc.edu |
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| | Phone | | 217-333-2050 |
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| | Event type | | Reading/Signing |
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| | Original Calendar | | Illini Union Bookstore Book Events |
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| | Views | | 39 |
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| In GOD SAVE THE FAN, Leitch employs his trademark engaging, accessible voice to explore a range of topics, including the ridiculousness of fantasy leagues and yellow bracelets, why the debate about steroids is ultimately meaningless, and the aching permanence of loving just one sports team. Filled with lists, glossaries, invented halls of fame, and much more, this rallying cry is about one thing: fan empowerment. Arch and unrepentant, Leitch is the mouthpiece for all the frustrated fans who just want their games back from big money, bloated egos, and blathering sportscasters.*
UI alum Will Leitch has been called the Jon Stewart of the sports world. The founding editor of Deadspin.com, Will Leitch has also written for the New York Times, New York magazine, Slate, Salon, and Playboy, and is the author of Catch, a novel, and Life as a Loser, a book of essays. He has been profiled in Sports Illustrated and the New York Times. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While there, he was an editor at the Daily Illini. Born in Mattoon, Illinois, he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. |
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