Kathryn Miles

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Kathryn Miles
Born1974
Peoria, Illinois
Alma materSaint Louis University
Genrenon-fiction

Kathryn Miles (Born Peoria, Illinois in 1974) is an American journalist, writer, and environmental theorist. She is the author of three books including Superstorm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy, All Standing and Adventures with Ari.

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Background

Miles grew up in the Midwest of the United States and worked as a cub reporter for Journal Star in Peoria, Illinois. She attended college at Saint Louis University. Miles originally enrolled as a pre-law student but soon switched to Philosophy and English. She received a PhD in literary theory but said that "criticism didn't quite fit right either," [1] and so she returned to journalism, her first love.

Academic career

Miles served as professor of Environmental Writing at Unity College from 2001-2013. In 2014 Miles was on the faculty of the MFA program at Chatham University and works as writer-in-residence for Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont. [2]

Writer

Kathryn Miles sold her first book, Adventures with Ari, to Skyhorse Publishing. It was named a "notable book" by Bark Magazine. Her second book, All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, The Legendary Irish Famine Ship was published by Simon & Schuster in 2013. The book chronicles the story of the Jeanie Johnston, which Miles called "the world's luckiest ship" in an interview on NPR. [3] In 2014 she wrote Superstorm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy, which was "the first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm on record.". [4] [5] Miles' essays and articles have appeared in publications including Best American Essays,History, Outside", "Popular Mechanics and Terrain. [6] Her investigation into the sinking of the Bounty which first appeared in Outside, was named one of the best long reads of 2013 by the Daily Beast. [7] and a "notable narrative" by Harvard University's Nieman Journalism Foundation. [8] Her most recent book is Quakeland: On the Road to America's Next Devastating Earthquake, a study of the history, and future potential, of earthquakes in America. [9]

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References

  1. DeBaise, Janine (9 January 2013). "Interview with Kathryn Miles". Terrain. Terrian. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. "Green Mountain College". Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. NPR Staff (March 17, 2013). "Famine Ship Jeanie Johnston Sailed Through Grim Odds". NPR.
  4. "Superstorm Kirkus Review". Kirkus. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. "Superstorm". Dutton. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  6. Ashbrook, Tom (14 August 2014). "What Happens to Forecasting When America's Weather Satellites Die?". On Point. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. Staff (2013-12-28). "The Daily Beast Best Long Reads of 2013". Daily Beast. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. Staff. "Notable Narrative: 'Sunk' by Kathryn Miles". Nieman Story Board. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  9. Miles, Kathryn (2017). Quakeland: On the Road to America's Next Devastating Earthquake. ISBN   978-0525955184.