Katherine Dunn’s breakthrough finally came in 1989. That was when her third novel, “Geek Love,” leapt up bestseller lists, turning its little-known author into a literary celebrity.

Dunn published her first two novels in quick succession. Her debut, “ Attic ” (1970), is a portrait of the artist, a young woman named Katherine who lands in jail for writing a bad check.

A new Katherine Dunn book is due to arrive this year, four years after the “Geek Love” author’s death. “Toad” was meant to be the acclaimed Portland writer’s third novel, written ...

Katherine Dunn, Author . Schaffner $16.95 (238p) ISBN 978-0-9801394-2-6 Novelist Dunn (Geek Love ) collects 22 essays and articles written over the last quarter-century.

Books Never-before-seen Katherine Dunn short story arrives, a harbinger of a story collection and novel to come Updated: May. 04, 2020, 9:13 a.m. | Published: May. 04, 2020, 9:00 a.m.

The Atlantic magazine has included “Geek Love,” the breakout 1989 novel by the late Portland writer Katherine Dunn, on its recently released list of “The Great American Novels.” ...

PORTLAND -- Author Katherine Dunn, 65, managed to fend off a purse snatcher about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in Northwest Portland. Dunn fought off the attacker near 21st and Glisan as she walked home from ...

15 Books Coming in November A previously unpublished novel by Katherine Dunn, Matthew Perry’s harrowing account of yearslong addiction, the winner of the Booker Prize — and more.