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ORB's Thanksgiving Edition

Welcome to the October 2021 issue of the Ottawa Review of Books. In this issue, our core and guest reviewers offer their insights into...

Letters from Johnny by Wayne Ng

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw By far one of the best short novels from a Canadian small press in the last year, Letters from Johnny by...

The Ocean in the Well by Nino Fama

Reviewed by Jerry Levy In a world of noise, of temptations, uncertainties, alienation, and questions about our journey and who we are,...

Manikanetish by Naomi Fontaine

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The original French version of this short novel was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award...

Way of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell

Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin Fantasy sometimes gets a bad rap, but good fantasy ushers us through the hearts and minds of beings we can...

Safe Harbour by Mike Martin

Reviewed by Jim Napier The most recent in the Sergeant Windflower mystery series, Safe Harbour finds the Métis native and family man no...

Age of Innocence by David C. Bellusci

Reviewed by Anna Foschi Ciampolini David C. Bellusci’s latest collection of poetry takes the reader on a profound, metaphysical journey...

Welcome to ORB's September 2021 Issue

With this issue, the Ottawa Review of Books enters its seventh year of publication. Not bad for a small team of core and guest reviewers!...

The Swells by Will Aitken

Reviewed by Timothy Niederman Billed as a satire, The Swells certainly begins that way. The main character, Briony, works for Euphoria!,...

The Singing Forest by Judith McCormack

Reviewed by John Delacourt Memory and identity. For any author who takes up such weighty working materials, they present thematic...

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