A Darkness of the Heart by Gail Bowen
Reviewed by Jim Napier One of Canada’s most widely-acclaimed crime writers, Gail Bowen was this year named a Grand Master of the genre by...
Yasmeen Haddad Loves Joanasi Maqaittik by Carolyn Marie Souaid
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Montreal poet Carolyn Marie Souaid has embarked an ambitious tale in her first novel, Yasmeen Haddad Loves...
Eva Salomon's War by Gabriella Goliger
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Award-winning author Gabriella Goliger tackles the clash of religion, self-identity and love in British...
Venera Dreams by Claude Lalumière
Reviewed by Jerry Golland The late, revered science fiction writer, Ursula K. Le Guin wrote: "..my interest is in what goes on inside....
Net Worth by Kenneth Radu
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Kenneth Radu’s latest collection of short stories focuses on money—the need for it, the different ways it...
Celebrating Four Years - September 2018
Four years and 245 reviews later, the Ottawa Review of Books is still going strong, bringing to you our insights on the writing of top...
Quill of the Dove by Ian Thomas Shaw
In Quill of the Dove, Shaw jumps right into two of the messiest conflicts the Middle East has seen: the Lebanese Civil War and the inextrica
The Measure of My Powers by Jackie Kai Ellis
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Jackie Kai Ellis had everything she thought she should want in life, but she was unhappy. By her late...
Taximan by Stanley Péan
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Taximan is Francophone writer and radio host Stanley Péan’s first book to be translated into English. He...
The Rising Tide by Mark Frutkin
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann In September 1769, a man is seen on the Italian island of Torcello, close to Venice. He is carrying a...
