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Trauma Head by Elee Kraljii Gardiner

Reviewed by Margo LaPierre Elee Kraljii Gardiner’s immersive second collection of poetry, Trauma Head, documents her experience of...

ORB's February 2020 Issue

We are back with our first issue of 2020. In it, our core review team looks at four novels. The first, The Far Himalaya by Phillip Ernest...

The Far Himalaya by Philip Ernest

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The similarity of the promotional blurb on the back cover of this novel to the author’s biography suggests...

Things Worth Burying by Matt Mayr

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Joe Adler's hometown of Black River was once a thriving mining and logging town. Now, it is struggling to...

Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline

Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin This novel is my literary pick for 2019. I rarely buy fiction, especially hardcover novels, but this one jumped...

The Teardown by David Homel

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Phil Brenner's life resembles a house waiting to be torn down and replaced with something bigger and newer....

Ho, Ho, Ho and a Book in Your Stocking! – ORB's Christmas Issue

We hope that this issue might sway your Christmas purchases. Topping our list is The Ghost Garden by Susan Doherty. Winner of the...

ORB speaks with Susan Doherty

The Ottawa Review of Books' Caroline Vu interviews award-winning Montreal writer, Susan Doherty, in this month's issue. CV:...

The Daughter's Story by Murielle Cyr

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw If literary fiction should be primarily interpretative, with its core purpose to help the readers understand...

Side by Side by Anita Kushwaha

Reviewed by Sonia Saikaley Have you ever felt completely drawn to a story to the point that you imagine being there with the characters,...

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February 2026 Issue

Contributors

Ann Cavlovic

Wendy Hawkin

Gail M. Murray

Wayne Ng

Timothy Niedermann

Robert Runté

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