Caryn James
| Cayrn James | |
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| Born |
Caryn A. James United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Providence College Brown University |
| Occupation | Film critic, journalist, writer |
Caryn A. James is an American film critic, journalist, university lecturer and writer.[1] She grew up in Providence and completed Bachelor "summa cum laude" at Providence College,[2] before obtaining her doctorate in English Literature at Brown University[1] in 1980. Originally, James had planned to enter academia,[2] but by 1984, she was working as a freelance journalist at The New York Times[3] New York Newsday, TV Guide and Vogue. She finally landed a three-week temporary position at the New York Times Book Review in late 1984 and later became a permanent staff member.[2]
In 1988, she moved to the daily newspaper, as a cultural reporter, and in 1989 started doing film critiques. In 1995, she began working as a television critic and in 1997, James was named the New York Times’s first chief television critic.[2] 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 Indie Wire in a division created for her James on Screens[1] as well as working as an adjuct 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 (7 March 2006). What Caroline Knew: A Novel. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-34312-5.
References
- 1 2 3 "Caryn James". James on Screens. Indie Wire. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 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 8 March 2005.
- ↑ James, Caryn (May 6, 1984). "Publishers' Confessions-Rejections I Regret". New York, New York: The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Glorie". Kirkus. Kirkus Reviews. 1 May 1998. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ James, Caryn (15 October 2010). "Egghead". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Caryn James". Columbia University School of the Arts. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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