

Waiting: An Anthology of Essays, edited by Rona Altrows and Julie Sedivy
Reviewed by Elizabeth Greene Waiting is one of the unsung experiences of the contemporary world—“like breathing” say Rona Altrows and...


Happy New Year 2019 from the Ottawa Review of Books
Have you made your New Year's resolution to read more great fiction in 2019? Well, the reviewers of the Ottawa Review of Books are here...


Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Washington Black is a compelling and captivating story. The book begins in 1830 and follows the story of...


The Dutch Wife by Ellen Keith
Reviewed by Gail Murray The Dutch Wife, Canadian author Keith’s debut novel, opens in 1943 occupied Amsterdam with the arrest of...


The Gown by Jennifer Robson
Reviewed by Gail Murray On September 30, 2018, one hundred lucky readers enjoyed a festive cream tea at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York...


Four Days by John Buell
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Montreal's Véhicule Press has brought back to life some great Canadian crime novels with its Ricochet Books...


A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay
Reviewed by Jim Napier A chance encounter between two friends sets off a trail of intrigue ending in violence, in the fourteenth suspense...


La Brigantessa by Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli
Reviewed by Mirella Sichirollo Patzer La Brigantessa is a fascinating novel that sweeps the reader into one of the most unsettled...


Fate’s Instruments by H. Nigel Thomas
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann This latest novel from H. Nigel Thomas continues the story of Paul and Jay, two brothers, originally from...


People, Places and Passages: An Anthology of Canadian Writing
Reviewed by Angela Clarke The year 1986 was a turning point for Vancouver and its cultural landscape, and it was within this crescendo of...




