

Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin In 2007, poet-author Gil Adamson (Gillian) published her award-winning debut novel, The Outlander. Thirteen...


The Ancient Dead by Barbara Fradkin
Reviewed by Jim Napier Ottawa’s own Barbara Fradkin has been entertaining readers with her crime writing since 2000. Her various series...


What the Wind Brings by Matthew Hughes
Reviewed by Robert Runte As an SF critic, I am well acquainted with Matt Hughes' canon of SF&F. He has published over eighty short...


Welcome to ORB's February Issue
In this issue, we offer you our insights into four recent works of Canadian fiction, including one translation from French and one poetry...


Season of Smoke by A. G. Pasquella
Reviewed by Jim Napier Contemporary hard-boiled crime novels are an endangered species. More often we find noir, or police procedurals,...


The Way Things Fall by Liz Torlee
Reviewed by Gail M. Murray Liz Torlee has crafted a contemporary novel that invites more questions than answers. Her fluid style carries...


Mirror Lake by Andrée A. Michaud
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Under its Arachnide translation imprint, the House of Anansi is launching this spring Mirror Lake, a widely...


The Eleventh Hour by Carolyn Marie Souaid
Reviewed by Jeffrey Mackie I have been familiar with the work of Carolyn Marie Souaid for some time. Her work has always been for me...


Happy 2021! Good riddance 2020!
Now with dreadful 2020 behind us, writers and readers everywhere are hoping for a new year of creativity and, of course, the end of the...


Aubrey McKee by Alex Pugsley
Reviewed by John Delacourt Two glimpses of Halifax from two Canadian writers: “It was bitterly cold. I could feel the cold tight across...




