Katherine Johnson

Varuna Sydney Writers' Festival 2017

Photo credit: Anita Kazis

Pescador's Wake

‘Katherine Johnson’s debut novel is much like the icebergs that threaten both vessels. Perfectly crafted crystalline prose dazzles on the surface while intricately woven characters and their stories explore the unknown depths of heartache and betrayal, love and resilience.’ Goodreading magazine, February 2009. ****

Book Launch Pescador's Wake

Katherine Johnson at the launch of her debut novel.

Matryoshka, Ventura Press, 2018

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hobart-based writer Katherine Johnson’s first novel, Pescador’s Wake (Fourth Estate 2009), tells the story of the danger and heartbreak of lives at the mercy of the sea during a three-week Southern Ocean chase. It won a HarperCollins Varuna Award in 2007.

Books by Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson’s debut novel is much like the icebergs that threaten both vessels. Perfectly crafted crystalline prose dazzles on the surface while intricately woven characters and their stories explore the unknown depths of heartache and betrayal, love and resilience.

Matryoshka

Matryoshka by Katherine Johnson Ventura Press 2018 When Sara Rose returns to live in her recently deceased grandmother’s Tasmanian cottage, her past and that of her mother and grandmother is ever-present. Sara’s grandmother, Nina Barsova, a Russian post-war immigrant, lovingly raised Sara in the cottage at the foot of Mt…

Australian Booksellers Association tradeshow and cover reveal

I was fortunate to attend the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) tradeshow in Canberra recently to talk with booksellers about my upcoming novel, Matryoshka – a story of secrets, refuge and loves lost and found, set in Tasmania. The novel follows three generations of women of Russian heritage – hence the…