Kat Johnson

1 month ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson

The bestselling author, exoneree, and unwitting true crime icon shares universal lessons on meaning and resilience in her heart-wrenching new memoir. Note: Text has been lightly edited for clarity and does not match audio exactly. Kat Johnson: Hi, listeners. This is Audible Editor Kat Johnson, and I'm honored to be speaking today with Amanda Knox, exoneree, journalist, public speaker, activist, bestselling author, and co-host with her partner, Christopher Robinson, of the podcast Labyrinths.

1 month ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson |Lisa Jewell |Ian McEwan |Alice Feeney

You can’t always trust an unreliable narrator—it’s right there in the name. But how appealing is a predictable quality like trustworthiness, anyway, compared to the myriad talents of these fanciful fabricators? Unreliable narrators keep us guessing, their true intentions and seemingly intimate accounts artfully arranged to reveal only what and when they choose to.

1 month ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson |Ronan Farrow |Patrick Radden Keefe |Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

True crime has come a long way since the days when it was considered a guilty pleasure at best, or exploitative and salacious at worst. The genre has used its recent explosion in popularity to grapple with its identity, offer more nuanced and systemic perspectives, and center the voices of both victims and underrepresented communities in a quest for justice for all.

1 month ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson |Carlo Rovelli |Brian Greene |Sean Carroll

Note: Text has been lightly edited for clarity and does not match audio exactly. Kat Johnson: Hi, listeners. This is Audible Editor Kat Johnson, and my guest today is Annaka Harris, bestselling author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. She's also an editor and consultant for science writers, the author of the children's book I Wonder, and the creator of wonderful guided meditations for both kids and adults.

1 month ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson

Are you experiencing a hot flash? Maybe you’re a woman of a certain age, somewhere on the shadowy journey to menopause, a previously little-discussed topic of women’s health. Or maybe that heat you’re feeling is from the zeitgeist, as a notable increase in books about menopause and perimenopause is helping a new generation of women navigate a confounding yet significant time of life.