Love and Courage by Jagmeet Singh
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw At first, I did not know what to expect from NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's memoir. Usually, I abhor political...
Inside by Alix Ohlin
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Inside by Alix Ohlin is a book that explores human connection. It’s about how people relate to, and form...
Bank Shot by Michael Kent
Reviewed by Jim Napier In the tradition of hard-boiled novels about the mean streets of the 1950s, Montreal author Michael Kent delivers...
Mahoney’s Camaro by Michael J. Clark
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin Cross-genre novels present the best of diverse worlds. In Mahoney’s Camaro, Michael J. Clark offers a...
Revolt/Compassion by Michael Springate
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The subtitle for this collection, “Six Scripts for Contemporary Performance,” gives a hefty clue to...
Let the Floods Recede for ORB's May Issue
For those of us in Ottawa and many parts of Canada who have been plagued by flooding and miserable weather, clearly an effect of global...
The Afrikaner by Arianna Dagnino
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw It takes gumption for an author to title her novel The Afrikaner, given the connotations that spring to mind...
The sun and her flowers by rupi kaur
Reviewed by Gail M. Murray Rupi Kaur is a South Asian Canadian poet and spoken word artist whose first poetry collection milk and honey...
Fatboy Fall Down by Rabindranath Maharaj
Reviewed by Timothy Niedemann As a child, Orbits was very fat. Constantly teased, tormented, and bullied by peers and even teachers, he...
Remember Tokyo by Nick Wilkshire
Reviewed by Jim Napier Nick Wilkshire’s third installment in the Charlie Hillier Foreign Service series finds the hapless consular...
