“I’m forever grateful to Caroline Ryder, my writing collaborator, for putting to words the raw emotions and dialogue I’ve held close to my heart for years.”
“Caroline, you’ll be the first person I call when I need to bury a body. Thank you, for bringing some goddamned structure to what originally resembled the literary version of a Jackson Pollock painting. ”
“Caroline is a rare talent.”
What I Do
Memoirs, true-life narratives, and adaptations told with cinematic clarity and emotional honesty.
Fiction and autofiction exploring the shadowlands between waking and dreaming, belonging and exile, belief and obsession.
Stories that settle into your bones.
I’ve worked with musicians, TV stars, underground legends, and everyday people with extraordinary experiences, crafting their lived experiences into narratives that resonate.
The process is intimate, collaborative, and rooted in trust. It feels like a conversation, not an interview.
Life is already performance art—I’m just here to write the subtitles.
About me:
Caroline Ryder is a #1 New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, journalist, and screenwriter (USC MFA, WGA) based in Los Angeles and working globally.
Her ghostwritten memoirs include Dirty Rocker Boys (Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Rock Memoirs), Give Them Lala (National Bestseller), The House of My Mother, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and Spencer Pratt's forthcoming The Guy You Loved to Hate (Gallery, January 2026).
Known for putting subjects at ease while uncovering the emotional core of their stories, she has a gift for translating raw, lived experiences into deeply moving, voice-driven narratives that resonate with a broad audience. Her work captures the vulnerability, pain, and triumph that define human experience.
Born to Brazilian and Irish parents, and raised in London, she began reporting on underground culture for Dazed, AnOther, The Face, LA Weekly, Variety, and New York Magazine. She thrives in projects rooted in music, film, TV, pop culture and fashion, where 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.
Caroline's screenplays have placed at Sundance, the Nicholl Fellowships, and the Austin Film Festival.
She still believes in art, truth, and the beauty of human imperfection.
Contact
Serious Inquiries:
Anthony Mattero, CAA
anthony.mattero@caa.com
Friendly Correspondence:
carolineMryder@gmail.com