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. 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. The book received praise from The Washington Post, MacleansDafna Izenberg, 'Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India', Maclean's, May 3, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2021. and Kirkus Reviews among others.'Sideways on a Scooter', Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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.
Kennedy runs podcasts at Vox Media. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Bennington College in Vermont and a BA degree from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.
References
External links Kennedy's 2011 article in The Guardian about arranged marriage Kennedy's interview on NPR's Morning Edition about "Sideways on a Scooter"