John Leland (born 1959) is an author and has been a journalist for The New York Times since 2000.
[2][6][7] Leland wrote Hip: The History[8] and Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think).
[12][13][14] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Columbia College in 1981.
[1][2] According to biographical information from HarperCollins Publishers, Leland lives in Manhattan's East Village with his wife, Risa, and son, Jordan.
[15] Leland has won two awards from the National Association of Black Journalists.