The Boom Room by Rick Blechta
Reviewed by Jim Napier Author Rick Blechta has, if you’ll excuse the expression, carved out a unique niche in Canadian crime fiction by...
Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
Reviewed by Alex Binkley Martian Murder Mystery Marks Sawyer’s Scope The one thing that can be said of Robert Sawyer’s string of 21...
THE FEBRUARY 2015 WINTERLUDE ISSUE OF THE OTTAWA REVIEW OF BOOKS
In this issue, the ORB team reviews six recent works of fiction by Mike Young, Shawna Lemay, Michael Springate, Howard Engel, Saleema...
Kirk’s Landing by Mike Young
Reviewed by Bob Barclay The first few pages of this book take the reader directly into a surprise U-turn. The story opens with undercover...
Asking by Shawna Lemay
Reviewed by John Delacourt Edmonton-based poet Shawna Lemay’s new book Asking takes its title from these lines by the poet Phyllis Webb:...
The Beautiful West and the Beloved of God by Michael Springate
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann What strikes the reader of The Beautiful West and the Beloved of God almost immediately is how articulate...
City of Fallen Angels by Howard Engel
Reviewed by Jim Napier In crime-writing circles Howard Engel is a Canadian institution. He is – not arguably, but is – the finest writer...
Feature - A Sense of Belonging
A Feature Article by John Last Adrienne Clarkson and her consort John Ralston Saul are among the most effective patrons of the arts in...
Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz is a story about how love can sometimes hurt more than it heals. The novel...
Costume & Bone by Lucinda Johnston
Reviewed by Ranga Iyer-Rajah Costume is the first part or rather the first story in this book. Raine the protagonist struggles with...
