Caryn James

Caryn James
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
Occupations

Caryn James is an American film critic, journalist, university lecturer, and writer.[1]

Biography

She grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and obtained her doctorate in English literature at Brown University.[1] She began working as a freelance journalist at The New York Times;[2] Newsday; TV Guide; and Vogue. She finally landed a three-week temporary position at The New York Times Book Review and later became a permanent staff member.[3]

She moved to the daily newspaper, as a cultural reporter. In 1995, she began working as a television critic and in 1997, James was named by the Times as its first chief television critic.[3] A year later, she published her first novel, Glorie, to good reviews.[4]

In 2006, she published her second novel, What Caroline Knew: A Novel, and by 2010, had left the Times, returning to film critiques. She then began working at Marie Claire magazine while also doing freelance work.[5] The following year, James began working with IndieWire in a division created for her James on Screens.[1] She writes for The Wall Street Journal and The Hollywood Reporter, and is an adjunct professor in film studies at Columbia University.[6]

Selected works

  • James, Caryn (1998). Glorie: A Novel. Zoland Books. ISBN 978-0-944072-87-5.
  • James, Caryn (March 7, 2006). What Caroline Knew: A Novel. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-34312-5.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Caryn James". James on Screens. IndieWire. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. ^ James, Caryn (May 6, 1984). "Publishers' Confessions-Rejections I Regret". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Tanz, Jason (March–April 2000). "Who Wants to Be a Critic?". Brown Alumni Magazine. 100 (4). Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005.
  4. ^ "Glorie". Kirkus. Kirkus Reviews. May 1, 1998. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. ^ James, Caryn (October 15, 2010). "Egghead". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "Caryn James". columbia.edu.