Katana VentraIP

John Leland (journalist)

John Leland (born 1959) is an author and has been a journalist for The New York Times since 2000.[1][2][3] he began covering retirement and religion in January 2004. During 1994, Leland was for a stint editor-in-chief of Details magazine.[2][4][5] He was also a senior editor at Newsweek, an editor and columnist at Spin magazine, and a reviewer for Trouser Press.[2][6][7]

For other people named John Leland, see John Leland (disambiguation).

John Leland

1959 (age 64–65)

New York City, United States

Columbia University (BA)

Author and journalist

The New York Times

Leland wrote Hip: The History[8] and Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think).[3][9][10][11] In 2018, his book Happiness is a Choice You Make was released.[12][13][14]

Education[edit]

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Columbia College in 1981.[1][2]

Personal[edit]

According to biographical information from HarperCollins Publishers, Leland lives in Manhattan's East Village with his wife, Risa, and son, Jordan.[15]

Awards[edit]

Leland has won two awards from the National Association of Black Journalists.[1]

New Yorkers in journalism