The phrase "author criticized" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where an author has expressed disapproval or negative feedback about something, such as a work, idea, or another author.
Example: "In her latest article, the author criticized the lack of diversity in contemporary literature."
Alternatives: "the author condemned" or "the author denounced".
In the book Mr. and Mrs. Hollywood, the author criticized the script, noting, "The Wiz was too scary for children, and too silly for adults".
No wonder Professor Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University and a former IPCC lead author, criticized deniers claiming the latest IPCC report is "too alarmist: If anything it is the opposite.
The author criticized the lack of diversity in creative writing MFA programs in a piece for The New Yorker last year, noting that students also lacked "awareness of the lens of race".
Although Michelle Orange of Movieline enjoyed Gothel's personality to an extant, the author criticized the character in a mixed review that "By reducing Mother Gothel to a vain woman who doesn't want immortality so much as she's determined to keep her profile taut, the film misses the chance to get seriously mythical, and as a result the narrative lacks dramatic impact".
The author criticizes her grandmother as a distant, gun-toting, larger-than-life figure who cast a veil of pain and secrecy over her family so vast that Ms. Vilar is still untangling herself from it.
This author criticizes the wide range of existing formaldehyde guideline values and suggests a need for research to quantify risk/response relationships as guidance for the necessary preventive action.
The report's authors criticized the Obama administration as failing to pursue integration policies, and argued that its support of charter schools was helping create "the most segregated sector of schools for black students".
In measured tones, the authors criticized Yale and, by implication, higher education in general, of coddling a generation of college students who should be toughened up a bit.
The authors criticized Qatar, but were tougher on Saudi Arabia: "it has been an ongoing challenge to persuade Saudi officials to treat terrorist financing emanating from Saudi Arabia as a strategic priority".
All authors criticized drafts of the paper.
All authors criticized drafts of the paper, and PV was responsible for subsequent collation of inputs and redrafting.
