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.