About the author
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.
Kathleen and her husband, Arctic historian and author Kenn Harper, spent many years living and travelling in the Canadian Arctic. They now divide their time between Ottawa and St. John’s.
Currently, Kathleen serves on the board of Kittiwake Ballet in St. John’s. Kathleen is also a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada, Crime Writers of Canada, and a supporter of the Inuit Art Foundation, and The Farley Foundation.
Arctic Predator in the news
ARCTIC PREDATOR
Praised as “an unforgettable book…a must read for anyone who cares about justice and the protection of children,” by journalist and award-winning author Michael Harris, Arctic Predator has been featured on CBC Radio across Canada including CBC Saskatchewan with Shauna Powers, Weekend AM in St. John’s with Heather Barrett, and Fresh Air with Ismaila Alfa in Toronto, and CTV Morning Live with Rosey Edeh in Ottawa.
49th Shelf named Arctic Predator one of the “Most Anticipated” non-fiction books of Spring 2025. (49thShelf.com is produced by the Association of Canadian Publishers with financial support from the Department of Canadian Heritage and Ontario Creates.)
Interviews with Kathleen about the writing of Arctic Predator and reporting on the book’s development and impact have appeared in The Seaboard Review of Books, The Telegram (Saltwire), Nunavut News/North, Cabin Radio (Yellowknife), Nunatsiaq News, The California Review of Books, The Winnipeg Free Press, BookTrib, and The Bookshelf Cafe News . You can also hear Kathleen talk about Arctic Predator on The New Books Network podcast, The Brian Crombie Hour, and The Artsy Raven podcast. The National Post, writer Rob McLellan’s blog, and Rabble.ca also featured Arctic Predator when it was released.
Arctic Predator enjoyed successful book launches at Perfect Books in Ottawa on March 25, 2025, and at Indigo in St. John’s on April 4, 2025. Arctic Predator has recently been named a Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence Finalist in the true-crime category. The winner will be announced in May 2026.
Arctic Predator, Amazon Bestseller, February 5, 2025.
Photos here include: Kathleen Lippa, Iqaluit, 2005; Aksaqtunguaq Pitseolak Ashoona and Kathleen at Indigo in St. John’s, April 4, 2025; and Kathleen signing books in St. John’s, April 2025.
