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Catinat Boulevard by Caroline Vu

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The Vietnam War (1964–1975) still casts a long shadow. While it wasn’t the US’s longest war (that dubious...

All the World's a Mall by Rinny Gremaud

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Rinny Gremaud's first book, All the World's a Mall, masterfully translated from French by Luise von Flotow,...

The Art of Libromancy by Josh Cook

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann This collection of essays is both a hard read and a necessary one. Hard, because he is mostly talking...

All that Glitters by Mike Martin

Reviewed by Jim Napier Canadian novelist Mike Martin is well known for his distinctive series of stories set in the small community of...

Welcome to ORB's September 2023 issue

With this issue, the Ottawa Review of Books begins its tenth year of service to Canada's literary community. It has been a ride, with...

An Evil Tale I Heard by Seán Haldane

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw The inspiration for founding the Ottawa Review of Books in September 2014 came from reading The Devil’s...

The Country of Toó by Rodrigo Rey Rosa

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Rodrigo Rey Rosa left his native Guatemala in 1979, when he was only twenty-one. But his roots in the...

The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong

Reviewed by Wayne Ng In Kevin Chong’s career highlighted by dark, original and unpredictable works ranging from a plague (how prescient),...

The Case of the Uninvited Undertaker by Cathy Ace

Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin “Two dozen unexplained wreaths over the past year?” When a mysterious undertaker is seen delivering floral...

Provenance by John Delacourt

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw John Delacourt's third novel, like the first two, reaffirms his love and deep knowledge of the art world. As...

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