The fateful events unfolded on Saturday, December 21, 1883. Gilbert Jones went to Bloomfield Station that afternoon to sell part of his hop harvest, for a considerable sum. Toward evening, he and his wife, Margaret, welcomed Peter Lazier, a relative from Belleville,...

This summer, Lorna took part in the Sisters in Crime Field Trip to Bakka Books.  There, presenters were challenged to present their favourite books in 1 minute each - covering 20 books in only 20 minutes! Lorna recommended The Complete Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan...

For decades, transients took to the roads and the rails, hopping freight cars, establishing hobo jungles — and risking death at every junction. In August 2017, TVO Ontario published Lorna's fascinating look at the culture of hoboes, tramps and bums in Canada from the...

Drop Dead was reviewed by Carol Newhouse in the "By the Book" section in the January issue of First Draft, a publication by The Guppies, a chapter of Sisters in Crime. "By The Book" looks at the writing styles of various authors and dissects their books, illustrating...

In February 2021, Lorna was interviewed by Craig Baird for his podcast Canadian History Ehx? This podcast looks for interesting and amazing stories from Canadian history "from the simplest farmer to the craziest outlaw". Listen to Lorna's interview.

Writer Diane Bator interviewed Lorna for her blog Pens, Paints and Paper about her research methods and favourite books. Read the interview.