“Caroline Ryder is smart, seasoned, and deeply human. ”
What I Do
I turn real lives into modern myths.
Memoirs, true-life narratives, and adaptations told with cinematic clarity and emotional honesty—stories that capture the essence of a person, a moment, a movement.
I also write short fiction and autofiction where life’s strange detours—through dreamscapes, beauty cults, and borderlands—become stories that linger.
I’ve worked with musicians, reality TV stars, underground legends, and everyday people with extraordinary stories, translating lived experience into narratives that resonate.
The process is intimate, collaborative, and rooted in trust. It feels like a conversation, not an interview.
I’m here to help people tell their stories in a way that feels true—and lasts.
Life is already performance art. I’m just here to write the subtitles.
About
Caroline Ryder is a #1 New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, journalist, and screenwriter (USC MFA, WGA) based in Los Angeles and working globally.
Born in Spain to a Brazilian-Irish family and raised in London, she began reporting on underground culture before becoming a fixture in Dazed, AnOther, The Face, LA Weekly, Variety, and New York Magazine.
Her ghostwritten memoirs include Dirty Rocker Boys (Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Rock Memoirs), Give Them Lala (national bestseller), and The House of My Mother with Shari Franke, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
Known for putting subjects at ease while pulling out the heart of their stories, she has a gift for translating lived experiences into compelling, voice-driven narratives that resonate with a broad audience.
Caroline thrives in projects rooted in music, reality TV, fashion, pop culture, and underground scenes, where culture shifts are captured in real time and stories demand both edge and empathy.
She has contributed to visual culture books, including Let There Be GWAR and Taschen’s forthcoming Spirit Worlds. When Insomniac Events needed someone to document the untold history of American rave culture, they called her.
Her screenplays have placed at Sundance, the Nicholl Fellowships, and the Austin Film Festival.
Caroline still believes in art, truth, the wisdom of dogs, and the beauty of human imperfection.
Contact
Serious Inquiries:
Anthony Mattero, CAA
anthony.mattero@caa.com
Friendly Correspondence:
carolineMryder@gmail.com