

Manikanetish by Naomi Fontaine
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The original French version of this short novel was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award...


Way of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin Fantasy sometimes gets a bad rap, but good fantasy ushers us through the hearts and minds of beings we can...


Safe Harbour by Mike Martin
Reviewed by Jim Napier The most recent in the Sergeant Windflower mystery series, Safe Harbour finds the Métis native and family man no...


Age of Innocence by David C. Bellusci
Reviewed by Anna Foschi Ciampolini David C. Bellusci’s latest collection of poetry takes the reader on a profound, metaphysical journey...


Welcome to ORB's September 2021 Issue
With this issue, the Ottawa Review of Books enters its seventh year of publication. Not bad for a small team of core and guest reviewers!...


The Swells by Will Aitken
Reviewed by Timothy Niederman Billed as a satire, The Swells certainly begins that way. The main character, Briony, works for Euphoria!,...


The Singing Forest by Judith McCormack
Reviewed by John Delacourt Memory and identity. For any author who takes up such weighty working materials, they present thematic...


Find You First by Linwood Barclay
Reviewed by Jim Napier Todd Coe is a personable young con man. His modus operandi is to call elderly pensioners, glean enough information...


Zee by Su J. Sokol
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Zee poses an intriguing question: what if we could hear what other people were thinking about us? The...


The Corpse with the Iron Will by Cathy Ace
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin This is the tenth cozy mystery featuring Cait Morgan, a fifty-ish, marmite-munching, tea-drinking,...

