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Tasmanian writer Katherine Johnson is the inaugural winner of The Australian Fiction Prize for her novel Every Wild Soul due out with HarperCollins in April 2026. She is the author of four previous novels: Pescador's Wake (Fourth Estate 2009), The Better Son (Ventura Press 2016), Matryoshka (Ventura Press 2018) and Paris Savages (Ventura Press 2019, Allison and Busby UK 2020, Jimenez Edizioni Italy 2021 - published under the title Selvaggi).

Paris Savages, is based on the true story of three Aboriginal (Badtjala) people from Fraser Island, Queensland, who were transported to Europe in 1882 as ethnographic curiosities. It was shortlisted in the ABIA Awards 2020 and was The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month (July 2020).

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	The Better Son 4.07 avg rating — 648 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris Savages 3.77 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Pescador's Wake 3.76 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Grit & Granite: A Novel 2.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Diabetic Cookbook for Beginners: 1000 Days Simple & Delicious Diabetic Diet Recipes for Healthy Homemade Meals \| 4-Week Meal Plan Included it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Writing that second novel

There has been a lot said about writing a second novel, and I do agree the challenges are unique . There is more expectation - to be perhaps better than the first book, to be in the same vein but to go further, to be wiser, less self-conscious, more assured...

It's no surprise then, that the inner critic sits more firmly on your shoulder, the second time around. Sometimes, it morphs into the outer Read more of this blog post »

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Katherine Johnson made a comment on Grit & Granite: A Novel — Need to remove books that aren't mine please " Dear librarians chat group - I need to remove books that aren't mine please from my author booklist. Can you assist please? thank you! I am the author ...more "
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