Careless People (Churchwell) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—1970
• Raised—Winnetka, Illinois, USA
• Education—B.A., Vassar College; M.A., Ph.D.,
   Princeton University
• Currently—lives near London, England, UK


Sarah Bartlett Churchwell is an American-born academic who is the Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of East Anglia, UK. She is a writer and literary critic and regularly appears on British television and radio in addition to writing reviews and other articles for many publications in the United Kingdom and United States.

She grew up in Winnetka, near Chicago, Illinois, and was awarded a BA in English Literature from Vassar College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English and American Literarure from Princeton University.

She then moved to England where she has lectured at the University of East Anglia since 1999. She has written for many publications including; The Times Literary Supplement, New York Times Book Review, Spectator, New Statesman, Guardian and The Observer.

Her publications include a book about Marilyn Monroe entitled The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe (2004) and one on Scott Fiztgerald, Careless People: Murder, Mayem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby (2014). Her television appearances include Newsnight, The Review Show, and The Sharp End with Clive Anderson.

Churchwell was appointed a member of the judging panel for the 2014 Man Booker Prize. (From Wikipedia. Retrieved 1/14/2014.)