Los Angeles Times profile!

“[Johnston] strives for what could be called a veracity of the imagination…He manages to humanize a story too often reduced to sensationalist headlines and raucous debate.” To read Chris Vognar’s profile, click here.

Texas Monthly profile!

“Like our greatest storytellers,” Scott Ray writes, “[Johnston] understands that the most fascinating dramas in a state obsessed with its own largesse happen in little human moments between characters.”

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Boston Globe Review!

Novelist Elizabeth Gonzales James has written a glowing review of We Burn Daylight, calling it “a heartfelt yet unsparing read, one that manages to return to the victims of the Branch Davidian cult their humanity, making us see more of them than their misdeeds.” Read the full review here!

LitHub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024!

LitHub has named We Burn Daylight one of its Most Anticipated Books of 2024! “[A] moving and epic tale. I would expect no less from Johnston.” To read Molly Odintz’s full endorsement and see which other books made the list, click here!

Starred Review in Booklist!

“This gorgeously rendered novel asks many questions about humanity: Who do we follow and why? Who decides what we believe? Johnston allows curious onlookers inside the compound and the hearts of Waco in a perfect marriage of history and art.” Read Courtney Eathorne’s full Booklist review here!