John Leland (born 1959) is an author and has been a journalist for The New York Times since 2000. Leland began covering retirement and religion in January, 2004. During a stint in 1994, he was editor in chief of Details magazine. Leland was also a senior editor at Newsweek, an editor and columnist at Spin magazine, and a reviewer for Trouser Press. Leland wrote Hip: The History and Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theamericanshot.com/back-to-the-future-revisiting-john-lelands-history-of-hip/ | title=Back to the Future: Revisiting John Leland's 'History of Hip'| publisher=The American Shot |date= October 23, 2011}}</ref> In 2018, his book Happiness is a Choice You Make'' was released. Education He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Columbia College in 1981. Personal According to Leland's HarperCollins biographical information, he lives in Manhattan's East Village with his wife, Risa, and son, Jordan. Awards Leland has won two awards from the National Association of Black Journalists. See also New Yorkers in journalism References The New York Times writers American columnists Living people 1959 births Columbia College (New York) alumni Newsweek people American magazine editors 20th-century American journalists American male journalists