John Leland (journalist)

For other people named John Leland, see John Leland (disambiguation).
John Leland
Born 1959[1]

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

Leland wrote Hip: The History[7] and Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think).[2][8][9],[10], He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Columbia College in 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ask a Reporter: John Leland". New York Times Learning Network Student Connections. New York Times. 2004. http://tv.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/John_Leland.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  2. ^ a b "Deep Carnivale 2009: John Leland". The Artists and Writers Group, Inc.. http://deepcarnivale.com/page/john_leland.html. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
  3. ^ "Editor Change At Details". New York Times. November 10, 1994. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/10/business/editor-change-at-details.html. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  4. ^ Gabriel, Trip (December 4, 1994). "When an Editor Falls Off the Hipness Wave". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/04/style/when-an-editor-falls-off-the-hipness-wave.html. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  5. ^ "Author: Mr. John Leland". HarperCollins Publishers. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/25371/Mr_John_Leland/index.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  6. ^ "The Contributors". Trouser Press. http://www.trouserpress.com/contributors.php. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 
  7. ^ Leland, John (2004). Hip: The History. New York: Ecco. ISBN 9780060528171. 
  8. ^ Leland, John (2007). Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think). New York: Viking. ISBN 9780670063253. 
  9. ^ "Hip: The History author John Leland is inteviewed". Jerry Jazz Musician. January 3, 2005. http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/linernotes/hip.html. 
  10. ^ "Back to the Future: Revisiting John Leland's 'History of Hip'". The American Shot. October 23, 2011. http://theamericanshot.com/back-to-the-future-revisiting-john-lelands-history-of-hip/.