Miranda Kennedy | |
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Citizenship | American |
Education | MFA |
Alma mater | Bennington College |
Occupation(s) | 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]