Culture Gabfest

Honoring Novelist Katherine Dunn

The Culture Gabfest looks back at the Geek Love author’s legacy.

US author Katherine Dunn attends the 7th edition of the Festival of Literature at Literature House on June 3, 2008 in Rome, Italy.
Katherine Dunn in 2008 in Rome.

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Last week, beloved novelist Katherine Dunn died. This week, hosts Stephen Metcalf and Julia Turner are joined by Slate culture critics Laura Miller and Dan Kois to remember her legacy. Who was a Geek Love fan? Who wasn’t? Did Dunn successfully reflect the wackiest, geekiest shades of Americana, or was her work just a little too weird? Keep listening and find out.

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