Ottawa Review of Books September 2024 Issue
In just a few weeks, Ottawa will see the end of the seemingly endless summer induced by global warming. And what a beautiful summer it...
Blessed Nowhere by Catherine Black
Reviewed by Jerry Levy Each year in Japan, thousands of people simply decide to walk away from their lives and disappear from society....
Johnny Delivers by Wayne Ng
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Wayne Ng's fourth novel, Johnny Delivers , hits it out of the park. This hilarious and enthralling account of...
Counted Among the Dead by Anne Emery
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin Anne Emery dedicates this latest book in the Collins-Burke Mystery Series to "those who survived and those who...
Khyber by Chadwick Ginther & Shared World by Ball, Chomichuk, Gillespie and Ginter
Reviewed by Robert Runté Khyber is a collection of sword and sorcery stories by Winnipeg author, Chadwick Ginther. The stories all share...
Running by Isabel Bogdan
Reviewed by Caroline Vu Running by Isabel Bogdan is an in-depth exploration of grief and renewal following the suicide of a life...
Welcome to ORB’s June 2024 Issue
With this issue we start our summer break. Volleyball on the beach, sailing on the river and, of course, reading a few more books for...
The Education of Aubrey McKee by Alex Pugsley
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Writer-filmmaker Alex Pugsley is following up his first solo novel, Aubrey McKee, with what is a trifecta...
Super-Earth Mother by Guy Immega
Reviewed by Robert Runté Super-Earth Mother is the story of colonization of an exoplanet around Lalande 21185. Instead of sending a crew...
Dreams of a Dragon Girl by Bonnie Jacoby
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin An ambitious debut novel and first in the Dragon Descendants series, Dreams of a Dragon Girl, will have Young...