Kat Johnson
Kat is an Audible editor and podcast addict who lightens up her rotation of true crime, hidden history, and investigative journalism with mystically tinged self-dev and the occasional science blockbuster to sound smarter at parties. You can subscribe to her nonfiction newsletter here.
Favorite listens of 2025 (so far)
Articles and interviews
“The journey got dark”: Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir is her most intense yet
With “All the Way to the River,” the mega-bestselling author opens up about her dazzling, devastating relationship with Rayya Elias, and finding the courage to tell the truth.
Troubled waters: the best disaster-at-sea nonfiction
These wild-but-true tales loom large in the annals of maritime history and survival stories.
Unlocking the secrets of the world’s weirdest psychedelic drug
With “Death by Astonishment,” scientist and psychonaut Andrew R. Gallimore delivers a mind-bending history of DMT.
“Murderland” investigates serial killing and asks, what’s lead got to do with it?
Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser probes the mysterious proliferation of murder in her native Pacific Northwest.
Vintage self-help is the best self-help
These well-loved listens speak to the timeless quest for enlightenment—and make a calming counterpoint to the relentless rush of the new.
Melissa Febos’s year of living celibately
When the acclaimed memoirist traded sex for solitude, she found the surprising joys and feminist roots of “The Dry Season.”
The best history and horror books that help explain “Sinners”
As Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster vampire film returns to theaters in IMAX 70mm, we put together a listening list for fans.
“Mom guilt” makes mothers’ lives harder. What if a pill could take it away?
In her funny and provocative new novel, author and psychiatrist Saumya Dave explores the mind-bending ramifications of “The Guilt Pill.”
Years after the worst experience of her life, Amanda Knox is finally “Free”
The famous exoneree, activist, and accidental true crime icon shares universal lessons on meaning and resilience in her heart-wrenching new memoir.
Unreliable yet undeniable: why we love unreliable narrators
There’s something so compelling about a perspective that alternately tells and hides the truth—and audio only adds an extra shiver of delight.
In “Lights On,” Annaka Harris tackles one of the universe’s great mysteries: consciousness
Full of interviews with renowned physicists and neuroscientists, the bestselling author’s new audio documentary grapples with the elusive nature of reality and our own minds.
The best true crime audiobooks for your inner detective
Do you enjoy murder mysteries or chilling criminal escapades? Here are the best true crime audiobooks to satisfy your inner detective.
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