Kathleen Lippa is the author of critically-acclaimed book, Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada’s North, published by DUNDURN PRESS.

Born in Toronto and raised in St. John’s, Kathleen studied dance at a professional level at The Quinte Ballet School and The School of the Toronto Dance Theatre before embarking on a journalism career.

At Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she graduated with a B.A. (English) in 1998, Kathleen was a reporter for student newspaper the muse.

During her newspaper career, Kathleen worked as a reporter, photographer, page-designer, headline writer and copy editor for The Hanover Post, 24 Hours (Toronto), The Calgary Sun, and The Express (St. John’s) where she won a Canadian Community Newspapers Association Award (2001) for Arts Reporting.

While serving as Bureau Chief of Nunavut News/North in Iqaluit, Kathleen heard about the crimes of Ed Horne. She would spend the next 20 years of her life seeking the truth about what happened – building trust with contacts in Inuit communities, and getting the story on paper.

After many years living in Iqaluit, Kathleen and her husband now divide their time between Ottawa and St. John’s.