Celebrate Oregon Author Katherine Dunn
Posted By: Liz Goodrich
Date Posted: 6/22/2009
Deschutes Public Library is pleased to highlight Katherine Dunn, author of the cult classic Geek Love and the recently published One Ring Circus: Dispatches From the World of Boxing during the month of July with programs and readings as part of the Celebrate Oregon Authors series being offered through 2009. The programs are free and open to the public.
Katherine Dunn is a Portland novelist and journalist. In May,
One Ring Circus: Dispatches From the World of Boxing, an anthology of Dunn’s essays about boxing was published. Her essays, written while she was a boxing correspondent for the Associated Press, cover the sport in all its forms and at its many levels. Ranging from portraits of legendary fighters such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, and Mike Tyson to the unsung stories of trainers, amateurs, promoters, cutmen, and a pair of pugilistic priests, Dunn uses her characteristic vernacular to elevate the sport and communicate its beauty, passion, and character.
Dunn's novel
Geek Love, tells the unforgettable story of a traveling side show family and was a finalist for the
National Book Award in 1989. She also wrote the novels
Attic (1970) and
Truck (1971) and is currently at work on a new book.
Born in
Kansas City, Kansas. In addition to writing novels, she has had varied careers as a journalist, house painter, bartender, teacher, radio personality and writer of an advice column. She has a son named Eli. Dunn went to high school in
Tigard, Oregon, and later attended
Reed College in Portland. Following her time at Reed, Ms. Dunn spent several years in Europe traveling.
During the month of July, please join Deschutes Public Library in celebrating Katherine Dunn at the following programs:
Good Chair, Great Books
Monday, July 6, 2009
12:00 noon
Brooks Room, Bend Public Library
Read and discuss Truck by Katherine Dunn
Sheila, 617-1039
Making Champions In And Out Of The Ring: US Amateur Boxing
· Tuesday, July 7, 2009
6:30 pm
Brooks Room, Bend Public Library
· Wednesday, July 8, 2009
6:30 pm
Redmond Public Library
· Thursday, July 9, 2009
6:30 pm
LaPine Public Library
Richard and Patty Miller of Deschutes County Rocks Boxing Team present an all ages program about the benefits of amateur boxing programs. Free and open to the public.
Liz, 312-1032
Celebrate Oregon Author Katherine Dunn
· Wednesday, July 15, 2009
1:00 pm
LaPine Public Library
· Wednesday, July 15, 2009
6:30 pm
Brooks Room, Bend Public Library
Author of the bestseller, Geek Love and recently published One Ring Circus: Dispatches from the World of Boxing, Katherine Dunn reads from her work. Books will be available for sale following reading. Free and open to the public.
Liz, 312-1032
Jeff Johnson, Author of Tattoo Machine
Monday, July 27, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Jeff Johnson, co-owner of the Sea Tramp Tattoo Company, the oldest tattoo shop in Portland, reads from his new book Tattoo Machine, a behind-the-scenes tour of the fabled tattoo industry by an eighteen-year insider. Free and open to the public.
Lisa, 312-1032
For more information about this or other library programs please visit the library web site at
www.dpls.us or call 312-1032. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats, seating or auxiliary aides) should contact Liz at 312-1032.