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Fortunately, Miles's writing caught the eye of [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] editor [[Will Blythe]], who published an account Miles wrote of an ingenious prison escape he'd investigated while writing for the Oxford paper. Miles soon developed a reputation as a keen observer of Mississippi culture, selling essays to [[Food & Wine]], [[Men's Journal]] and [[The New York Times Magazine]].<ref name="Ward09062006"/> He credits his early literary voice to his time in Oxford, Mississippi, but when Men's Journal offered him an annual contract Miles was already driving a moving van toward [[New York City]] in search of such an opportunity.<ref name="Ward09062006"/> |
Fortunately, Miles's writing caught the eye of [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] editor [[Will Blythe]], who published an account Miles wrote of an ingenious prison escape he'd investigated while writing for the Oxford paper. Miles soon developed a reputation as a keen observer of Mississippi culture, selling essays to [[Food & Wine]], [[Men's Journal]] and [[The New York Times Magazine]].<ref name="Ward09062006"/> He credits his early literary voice to his time in Oxford, Mississippi, but when Men's Journal offered him an annual contract Miles was already driving a moving van toward [[New York City]] in search of such an opportunity.<ref name="Ward09062006"/> |
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Until 2010, Miles was the cocktails columnist for the [[New York Times]] <ref>http://slowcocktails.squarespace.com/dispatches/2010/1/16/jonathan-miles-signs-off-shaken-stirred.html</ref>. |
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==References== |
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Jonathan Miles | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Education | University of Mississippi |
| Genre | Fiction, Nonfiction |
| Notable works | Dear American Airlines |
| Website | |
| www.jonnymiles.com | |
- For other people of the same name, see Jonathan Miles. '
Jonathan Miles is an American journalist and novelist. His debut novel, “Dear American Airlines,” was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2008. The novel, written in the form of a complaint letter to the titular airline, was reviewed by Richard Russo in the New York Times Book Review.[1]
Early life
Jonathan Miles was born in Cleveland, Ohio; his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, but Miles ran away when he was 17, moving to Oxford, Mississippi, eventually attending the University of Mississippi and taking a writing class with Barry Hannah.[2] Finding work as a newspaper reporter and aspiring jazz musician, Miles met novelist Larry Brown. The two became friends, and while Miles didn't graduate "Ole Miss", Brown taught and encouraged Miles to write: "It was an astonishing education. Some people go to the Iowa Writer's Workshop. I had Larry."[3]
Literary career
While Miles never studied journalism in college, his work soon found publication in a local literary magazine, the Oxford American, and he continued to contribute essays and critique for several years. A friend suggested Miles apply as a reporter for the Oxford Eagle, and while the pay wasn't good, being forced to churn out daily copy gradually improved his ability to write more dispassionately about complex and emotional subjects.[2] Miles claims he was fired by the paper years later for writing an obituary about a subject who had admitted regularly providing bootlegged liquor to noted Oxford resident William Faulkner and correctly reporting the fact.[2]
Fortunately, Miles's writing caught the eye of Esquire editor Will Blythe, who published an account Miles wrote of an ingenious prison escape he'd investigated while writing for the Oxford paper. Miles soon developed a reputation as a keen observer of Mississippi culture, selling essays to Food & Wine, Men's Journal and The New York Times Magazine.[2] He credits his early literary voice to his time in Oxford, Mississippi, but when Men's Journal offered him an annual contract Miles was already driving a moving van toward New York City in search of such an opportunity.[2]
References
- ^ Russo, Richard (June 1, 2008). "Going Nowhere". The New York Times. New York, New York: The New York Times Corporation. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Ward, Steven (September 6, 2006). "Low Road to the High Glossies: An Interview with Freelance Writer Jonathan Miles". PopMatters.com. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ Minzesheimer, Bob (May 30, 2008). "Reluctant flier Jonathan Miles takes a pen to (un)friendly skies". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved May 25, 2011.