Katherine Dunn

Katherine Karen Dunn (October 24, 1945 – May 11, 2016) was an American novelist, journalist, voice artist, radio personality, book reviewer and poet. She was born in Garden City, Kansas, but was raised in Portland, Oregon.  She was best known for the novel Geek Love (1989). 

Dunn died of lung cancer on May 11, 2016 in Portland, aged 70.

References

Other websites
An interview with Guernica Magazine about her new book, One Ring Circus 
What The Hell Ever Happened To... Katherine Dunn? LitReactor, 2012
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Category:1945 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Deaths from lung cancer
Category:Journalists from Kansas
Category:Journalists from Portland, Oregon