Kim Johnson

Kim Johnson has held leadership positions in social justice organizations as a teen and in college and is now an author and educator. Kim’s debut novel, This Is My America, won numerous accolades, including the Pacific Northwest Book Award and Malka Penn Human Rights Award for Children’s Literature. Her second novel, Invisible Son (now available in paperback for the first time), is another thriller ripped from the headlines and was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Both novels were selected as NPR Best Books. The Color of a Lie is her first historical thriller. Kim holds degrees from the University of Oregon and University of Maryland, College Park, and an MFA from Oregon State University Cascades. She lives with her family in the Washington, DC, area. Find her at kcjohnsonwrites.com and follow her on Instagram at @kcjohnsonwrites.