Kathryn Miles

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. 2Background 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," and so she returned to journalism, her first love. 2Academic 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. 2Writer Kathryn Miles sold her first book, Adventures with Ari, to Skyhorse Publishing. It was named a "notable book" by Bark Magazin