“Boxing gyms are more than training facilities. They are sanctuaries in bad neighborhoods for troubled kids and shrines to the traditions of the sport. The gym is home. For many, it's the safest place they know.”

American novelist, journalist, and poet

Katherine Karen Dunn was an American novelist, journalist, voice artist, radio personality, book reviewer, and poet from Portland, Oregon. She is best known for her 1989 novel Geek Love. Dunn also wrote extensively about boxing, alongside her work in fiction, reviewing, broadcasting, and poetry. Her writing career ranged across several forms, with Geek Love remaining the work most closely associated with her name.