

Dive into a good book this summer!
Welcome to the June issue of the Ottawa Review of Books. We hope you enjoy our insights into recent works of prose fiction and poetry by...


Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann A novel with footnotes? Yes, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 has footnotes. And the writing has a dry, workmanlike...


The Wild Heavens by Sarah Louise Butler
Reviewed by J.R. McConvey As much as real life shapes the novels we read, so can reality act as a prism for books. When I began The Wild...


Blood Ties by Barbara Fradkin
Reviewed by Jim Napier Ottawa novelist Barbara Fradkin is an established presence in Canadian crime fiction. With three series comprising...


ORB's May Issue
What better time can there be to pull out a lawn chair in your garden or on your balcony and read a good book? Well, the Ottawa Review of...


Carousel by April Ford
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Le Galopant is the oldest existing wooden carousel in the world. First carved in Belgium in 1885, it was...


Postmark Berlin by Anne Emery
Reviewed by Jim Napier Halifax, 1996: After a night on the town Father Brennan Burke is sleeping off a hangover of mammoth proportions...


U is for Upside-Down House by Jordan Moffatt
Reviewed by Jerry Levy In the cubed-shaped Bizarro world of the chalk-faced Superman, up is down, ugly is beautiful, and it is a crime to...


On the Count of None by Allison Chisholm
Reviewed by Margo LaPierre Allison Chisholm delights with whimsical lyric poetry in On the Count of None, slinging an oddball medley of...


Foresight by Ian Hamilton
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Who is Ian Hamilton? Well, he is currently one of the most prolific writers in Canada, and BBC Culture...




