“The more potent, unasked question is how society at large reacts to eager, voluntary violence by females, and to the growing evidence that women can be just as aggressive as men.”

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.