Katherine Johnson

Tasmanian writer Katherine Johnson is the author of five novels. Every Wild Soul (HarperCollins 2026) is the inaugural winner of The Australian Fiction Prize. Paris Savages (Ventura Press 2019/2021, Allison and Busby UK/US 2020,Jimenez Edizioni 2021) is based on the true story of 'human zoos' in Europe in the late nineteenth century. It was shortlisted in the ABIA awards and was The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month in June 2020. Her other novels include The Better Son (Ventura Press 2016), set in northern Tasmania's caves; Matryoshka (Ventura Press 2018); and Pescador's Wake (HarperCollins/Fourth Estate 2009), the story of the danger and heartbreak of lives at the mercy of the sea during a three-week Southern Ocean chase.

Events: https://www.katherinejohnsonauthor.com/book-tour-every-wild-soul/