Miranda Kennedy
Miranda Kennedy | |
|---|---|
 Miranda Kennedy in 2004 | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | MFA |
| Alma mater | Bennington College |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
| Employer | National Public Radio |
| Notable work | Sideways on a Scooter |
Miranda Kennedy (born 1975) is an American journalist and writer. Her first book, Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India, was published by Random House in 2011.[1] Part memoir, part reported nonfiction, it tells the story of several Indian women to describe the slow pace of social and cultural change in India.[2] The book received praise from The Washington Post,[3] Macleans[4] and Kirkus Reviews among others.[5]
Kennedy lived in New Delhi, India for five years, as a reporter covering South Asia for National Public Radio and American Public Media's Marketplace Radio.[6]
Kennedy is the senior editor at National Public Radio's Morning Edition. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Bennington College in Vermont and a BA degree from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.[7]
References
- ^ Sideways on a Scooter by Miranda Kennedy | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ International Reporting Project (June 21, 2011), Relationships Between Tradition and Modernity, retrieved March 22, 2018
- ^ Lisa Bonos, '“Sideways on a Scooter” is a memoir by Miranda Kennedy', Washington Post, July 14, 2011
- ^ Dafna Izenberg, 'Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India', Maclean's, May 3, 2011
- ^ 'Sideways on a Scooter', Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2011
- ^ "Kennedy, Miranda — International Reporting Project". internationalreportingproject.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Miranda Kennedy / Author & Journalist". Miranda Kennedy / Author & Journalist. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
