Caryn James

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

Cayrn James
Born
Caryn A. James

United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
OccupationFilm critic, journalist, writer

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's 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, 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. "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". New York City: The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  3. Tanz, Jason (March–April 2000). "Who Wants to Be a Critic?". Brown Alumni Magazine. Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University. 100 (4). 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.
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