Carolyn Kellogg

Carolyn Kellogg is an American author and book critic. She worked at the Los Angeles Times as a staff writer covering books from 2010 to 2016. She was named the L.A. Times' Books Editor in 2016 and left at the end of 2018.

Early life and education Kellogg grew up in Rhode Island, the daughter of a librarian. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and earned her MFA in fiction at the University of Pittsburgh working with Chuck Kinder.

Kellogg started covering book news for the LA Times in 2008 when she created their books blog, Jacket Copy, covering book and publishing industry news. In 2010, she received a Times Editorial Award for her feature blogging. During her tenure at the LA Times, she did many notable interviews including Jimmy Carter, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Kellogg was promoted to book editor in 2016. She served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle as the vice president for six years.