Book Cover of Lynched by a Mob written by Michael J. Worden. Cover is dark with a rope noose and gold medals

Welcome to the official website of author Michael J. Worden.

New speaking events have been added for Fall 2024.

You can buy my books directly through this website or at any online bookseller.

June 2, 2024. A great group of people joined together to commemorate the life of Robert Lewis, and to ensure that the injustice he suffered is never forgotten.

Screen shot taken of Michael Worden speaking at the D&H Canal Museum in High Falls, NY. Michael is wearing a vest and red shirt, and tie, and has a power point presentation

Lynched by a Mob on C-SPAN!

You can watch Michael’s program, Lynched by a Mob, on C-SPAN American History TV. The program was recorded on September 8, 2023, at the D&H Canal Historical Society in High Falls, NY
Gold Medal India Book Awards

2023 AWARD - TRUE CRIME

gold seal which sats winner with name of group being the independent publisher book awards.

2023 AWARD - TRUE CRIME

Lynched by a Mob has earned top awards in true crime! The book won a gold medal in the true crime category of the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards, also known as the IPPY Awards. The 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards also awarded the book a gold medal in true crime.

Book cover of lynched by a mob by Michael J. Worden. Cover features a noose with title Lynched by a Mob.

2023 APHNYS Annual Conference

Michael attended the 2023 Association of Public Historians of New York State in Ithaca, New York. He was one of the session presenters and spoke about the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis.

Program cover for the 2023 annual conference of the association of public historians of New York
Picture of Michael Worden in front of a banner at the conference in Ithaca, NY
Description of a program Michael gave at the 2023 conference