Pure Red Sand by Meghan Negrijn
Reviewed by Benoit Chartier Nadine is a medic at the hospital in Statlear, a colony on Mars, which serves to patch up the miners who come...
The Watch and Dark Resolution by Tyner Gillies
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin Have you ever wanted to move to a sweet slow town as mellow as Mayberry but not that far south? I have. I’ve...
Men Walking on Water by Emily Schultz
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin This novel verges on epic. Structured into four books, spanning two years and 549 pages, Emily Schultz splices...
Welcome to ORB's September Issue
Welcome to our "back-to-school" issue of the Ottawa Review of Books. After a much deserved summer break, our reviewers offer you their...
The Nightingale Won’t Let You Sleep by Steven Heighton
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Kingston's widely acclaimed novelist and poet, Steven Heighton, has again delivered a masterpiece of fiction....
After The Bloom by Leslie Shimotakahara
Reviewed by Mona Tam Part family history, part mystery, After The Bloom is more than the story of a daughter’s attempt to look for her...
Shallow End by Brenda Chapman
Reviewed by Jim Napier When sexual offences become the focus of a crime novel, the perspective is nearly always that of the victim—or if...
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann A woman’s ride to meet her boyfriend’s parents is a fraught affair no matter what the circumstances, but...