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.

Books by John Leland

Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old

by John Leland - Nonfiction, Psychology, Self-Help

An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE YOU MAKE weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old” --- those 85 and up.