James A Schiff

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Jim Schiff received his B.A. from Duke University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University. He is the author or editor of five books on contemporary American fiction, including John Updike Revisited, Understanding Reynolds Price, and Updike in Cincinnati. His work has appeared in American Literature, The Southern Review, The Missouri Review, Tin House, Critique, Boulevard, Studies in American Fiction, The South Atlantic Review, Gulf Coast, and elsewhere. He is also a regular reviewer of books for newspapers, magazines and journals, and he serves as the editor of the John Updike Review as well as a consulting editor of Critique and Philip Roth Studies. He has served on various nonprofit boards, including the Duke University Trinity Board of Visitors, the University of Cincinnati Foundation, The Seven Hills School, the Community Learning Center Institute, WCET-TV, and the Mercantile Library.