Miranda Kennedy
Miranda Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| File:Miranda Kennedy.jpg Kennedy in 2014 | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | MFA |
| Alma mater | Bennington College |
| Occupations | Journalist, writer |
| Employer | National Public Radio |
| Notable work | Sideways on a Scooter |
Miranda Kennedy 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 a Supervising Senior Editor at NPR. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Bennington College in Vermont and a BA degree from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.[7]
References
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- ^ Dafna Izenberg, 'Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India', Maclean's, May 3, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ 'Sideways on a Scooter', Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Kennedy's 2011 article in The Guardian about arranged marriage
- Kennedy's interview on NPR's Morning Edition about "Sideways on a Scooter"
- List of Kennedy's India stories on Marketplace Radio
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