John Leland (journalist)

John Leland (born 1959) is an author and has been a journalist for The New York Times since 2000. He began covering retirement and religion in January 2004. During 1994, Leland was editor-in-chief of Details magazine. He 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). In 2018, his book Happiness is a Choice You Make was released.