Caryn James writes the James on screenS film and television blog for Indiewire and contributes to other publications including The New York Times Book Review. She regularly hosts on-stage conversations about television at the 92nd St Y.

She is also the author of the novels What Caroline Knew (St. Martin’s Press, 2006) and Glorie (Penguin Books, 1999).

She was previously a film critic, chief television critic and culture critic for The New York Times, where she wrote on a wide range of subjects including media and celebrity culture. She was also an editor at the Times Book Review.

As a film commentator she has appeared on shows including Charlie Rose, Today, MSNBC News and CBS Sunday Morning.

Journalism, Novelists, Wall Street Journal