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Spring is in the Air - ORB's March Issue

The smell of Spring is in our northern air although a carpet of thick pristine snow still covers the land. There's still time to enjoy a...

Letters from Johnny by Wayne Ng

Reviewed by Marc Brown Despite our best intentions, judging a book by its cover is often inevitable. In the case of Wayne Ng’s Letters...

Choosing Eleonore by Andrée A. Gratton

Reviewed by Anna Dowdall Choosing Eleonore, by Montreal philosophy professor and novelist Andrée A. Gratton, is a little gem of a...

The Speed of Mercy by Christy Ann Conlin

Reviewed by Christopher Margeson There’s a bit of local lore in Nova Scotia which claims that, try as you might, you will never get more...

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...

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Contributors to the June 2021 Issue

Wendy Hawkin

Gail L. Murray

Jim Napier

Ian Thomas Shaw

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