Lorna Poplak talks about her book THE DON: The Story of Toronto's Infamous Jail, published by Dundurn Press and nominated by Crime Writers Canada for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book. About the author Born in South Africa, Lorna majored in law at university, but her love of the written word led her to study English literature and take an Honours degree in French. After a diploma in library science, Lorna moved to Canada and into the field of information technology. Then, as now, Lorna enjoyed exploring her new country by car, bike, and on foot. Lorna’s second non-fiction book, THE DON: The Story of Toronto’s Infamous Jail, was published by Dundurn Press in January 2021. In addition to bringing to light the facts behind its location and construction, THE DON is the saga of the people who have interacted with the historic jail during its one-hundred-and-fifty-plus years of existence – inmates, guards, governors, gangs, officials, and even a pair of star-crossed lovers. The Don’s early promise was never fulfilled. The book documents its tumultuous descent from palace to hellhole to its eventual shuttering and rebirth.