Caryn James
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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]
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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.
Source: "Caryn James", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 23rd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryn_James.
References
- ^ a b c "Caryn James". James on Screens. IndieWire. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ James, Caryn (May 6, 1984). "Publishers' Confessions-Rejections I Regret". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Glorie". Kirkus. Kirkus Reviews. May 1, 1998. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ James, Caryn (October 15, 2010). "Egghead". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "Caryn James". columbia.edu.
External links
- Caryn James at IMDb
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