Karen Outen

Jul 22, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Andrew Graff |Karen Outen |Leslie Mass

In Beauty May She WalkBy Leslie MassTurning 60 was a pivotal time in Leslie’s life. A college professor and part of a large family, she had always dreamed of hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, but never felt she had the time or resources to do it. Finally, she was going to make that dream a reality. Having done years of research, her detailed preparation was in place, and she was ready. Leslie accomplished what they call a flip-flop hike.

Jul 5, 2024 | magazine.gwu.edu | Karen Outen |GW Law |Dane Kennedy |Caroline Smith

An Anthropologist Looks Back at an Unorthodox LifeIn a new book, alumnus Edward C. Green chronicles his more-than-a half-century quest to improve public health across the globe. In 1971, Edward C. Green, B.A. ’67, was living among the descendants of a runaway slave society in the Amazon. Tempted by a travel poster, Green had traveled to Suriname for the first time the year before. He was then a graduate student in anthropology and quickly became fascinated with the then Dutch colony.

Mar 21, 2024 | wlrn.org | Karen Outen

With this year’s climbing season underway, the beauty and danger of Mount Everest is on display. It’s the topic of Karen Outen’s debut novel “Dixon, Descending.” The story centers on Nate and Dixon, two brothers who set out to summit Mount Everest with no prior climbing experience. Nate is the more daring of the two and first floats the idea to Dixon — a former champion runner and athlete — saying the pair would be the first Black American men to summit the mountain.

Mar 21, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Karen Outen

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Karen Outen about her debut novel “Dixon, Descending.” The book centers around Dixon, a school psychologist whose attempt to climb Mount Everest has a devastating effect on his life and work. Book excerpt: ‘Dixon, Descending’ By Karen Outen This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Mar 7, 2024 | thebuzzmagazines.com | Cindy Burnett |Toshikazu Kawaguchi |Karen Outen |Benjamin Stevenson

Here in Houston, winter seems to be over as we are experiencing temperatures in the 70s and 80s already. The warmer weather has me reflecting on what books I loved that came out when the weather was cooler. Here are four that are well worth reading:Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (speculative fiction) – Have you ever wanted to travel back in time to try and revisit some person or event in your life?