John Leland
John Leland is a reporter at The New York Times , where he wrote a yearlong series that became the basis for Happiness Is a Choice You Make , and the author of two previous books, Hip: The History and Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of "On the Road" (They're Not What You Think) . Before joining the Times , he was a senior editor at Newsweek , editor in chief of Details , a reporter at Newsday , and a writer and editor at Spin magazine.
John Leland is a reporter at The New York Times , where he wrote a yearlong series that became the basis for Happiness Is a Choice You Make , and the author of two previous books, Hip: The History and Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of "On the Road" (They're Not What You Think) . Before joining the Times , he was a senior editor at Newsweek , editor in chief of Details , a reporter at Newsday , and a writer and editor at Spin magazine. See less