Will McGrath

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books:
FAREWELL TRANSMISSION
EVERYTHING LOST IS FOUND AGAIN
@dzancbooks

writing:
@believermag @TheAtlantic @GuernicaMag et many al

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

Oh baby

[The Believer @believermag]

Congratulations to @wtmcgrath, whose essay "American Boys" has won the ASJA award for best First Person Essay! Read the story here:

https://t.co/d4RtBooFKe

[ASJA @ASJAhq]

2025 ASJA Awards: First-Person Essay

Winner: “American Boys” by Will McGrath in The Believer

The writing was so alive, it was like a living organism due to the writer embedding himself with this team.

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@charlesfogelman 😆😆

[The Believer @believermag]

Starting this month, @nytimes will produce select Believer pieces for audio!

We’re kicking things off with a classic from the recent archives: @wtmcgrath’s "American Boys." Head to the NYT Audio app today to hear it for yourself.

https://t.co/LpV1UtzvX7

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

New piece in @believermag about the Cedar-Riverside Warriors, a badass crew of #Somali hoopers. Probably the most fun I've had working on a story. A hilarious & inspiring group of guys - part of what makes #Minneapolis great (again).
https://t.co/qAxgAyKQcO

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

New writing in @believermag! This piece has been years in the making & couldn't have found a better home. Amazing editorial crew over there.

[The Believer @believermag]

"I am a lifelong basketball junkie with a mild antiauthoritarian streak, and, as such, their general gameplay shot lightning bolts into my limbic system."

—@wtmcgrath joins a Somali American high school basketball team on the road to a tournament

Read it in our fall issue!

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@alexveecee @EmilyKBright @MPRnews @imjacobaloi I love this project!

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

Chicago people - this show is gonna be great!

[Anthony Franco Vaccaro @pavementtheband]

Monday November 13th Helicopter Leaves are live at Schubas. It’s a free show… we hit at 9:30!

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@sarahberms 🙌

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@charlotte_gill @banffcentre an absolute honor to work with you and @vancouverharris and @CarolShaben

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@charlotte_gill @banffcentre 😭 oh no!!!

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@MikhailBazharov @Danez_Smif @Danez_Smif nice to officially meet you at the @MikhailBazharov event last night. Catch you around!

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

Heavyweight is back!! 🙏🙏😭

[Heavyweight Podcast @heavyweight]

Good morning. The new season of Heavyweight has begun. Today's episode: Lenny. https://t.co/92WfyL95HU

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@patricknathan @CounterpointLLC amazing

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

Book launch for the amazing Gen Del Raye! September 16, 7pm, Eat My Words bookstore in NE Mpls. Come through come through!!!

[Prairie Schooner @TheSchooner]

We are completely enamored with Gen Del Raye's collection of short stories.😍🔥😊

Available for order now:
https://t.co/PxqkfWtgFd

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@lizzie_davis_ Any Twin Cities events planned for Devil of the Provinces?

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

Loved this book! Juan Cardenas & @lizzie_davis_ with another gem.

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@lizzie_davis_ ALSO HOLY COW CONGRATS ON NBA LONGLIST!!!

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@zhelfand I'm a few weeks late to the party, but this is just about the most enjoyable piece of writing I've encountered this year.

[Will McGrath @wtmcgrath]

@imjasondiamond good flick!