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Ex-Yu by Josip Novakovich

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Josip Novakovich’s Ex-Yu is hardly a joyful read. Like many laments for countries fragmented by sectarian...

Via Roma by Mary Melfi

Reviewed by Caroline Vu Is it still possible, in this day and age, for respected female writers to portray women as hopelessly dependent...

The Expo Affair by Geza Tatrallyay

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The Berlin Wall fell over 25 years ago and since then, the Cold War has sunk into memory, the anxieties of...

Open Heart, Open Mind by Clara Hughes

Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms We like to think that we know Clara Hughes. As one of Canada’s top athletes, she’s become a symbol of...

The Goal by Andrew Caddell, Dave Stubbs and Philip Caddell

Sports aficionados, Andrew Caddell, Dave Stubbs and the late Philip Caddell, have crafted a delightful collection of ten short stories on...

Descent by Kristina Stanley

Reviewed by Jim Napier Canadian writer Kristina Stanley has drawn on her personal experience for the latest in her Stone Mountain Mystery...

Journey of a Thousand Steps by Madonna Skaff-Koren

Reviewed by Alex Binkley A common piece of advice for aspiring authors is to write what they know. Madonna Skaff-Koren has done just that...

Welcome to ORB's December 2015 Issue

In our Christmas 2015 issue, the Ottawa Review of Books' core and guest reviewers offer you some seasonal insights on recent works of...

Night Moves by Richard Van Camp

Reviewed by Leif Gregersen Richard Van Camp is an iconic Canadian storyteller who is one of the few to write about the magic and medicine...

Town and Train by James K. Moran

Reviewed by Benoit Chartier Brandon is your average Ontarian town. The fictionalized 90’s Cornwall, where the author grew up, lies to...

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Robert Runté

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