“My background is standard American blue collar of the itchy-footed variety. We're new-world mongrels. The women in the family read horoscopes, tea leaves, coffee bubbles, Tarot cards and palms.”

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.