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Kathryn Miles

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.

Background

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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

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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

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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]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ DeBaise, Janine (9 January 2013). "Interview with Kathryn Miles". Terrain. Terrain. 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.