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The Philosopher Stories by Jerry Levy

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Jerry Levy is a writer whose work I have followed for some time and have known for at least a decade. I...

Fifteen Thousand Pieces by Gina Leola Woolsey

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann On September 2, 1998, a Swissair jet went down off the coast of Nova Scotia. Rescuers responded quickly,...

The Lost Expedition by Douglas Smith

Reviewed by Robert Runté The Lost Expedition is the third and final volume in the Dream Rider trilogy. The first two novels, (The Hollow...

The Vile Narrows by Jackie Elliott

Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin If you've never read Jackie Elliott's Coffin Cove cozy mysteries, you're in for a salty treat. Each story in...

In Sickness and In Health by Nora Gold

Reviewed by Jerry Levy In Sickness and In Health is the second of Gold's two novellas published as a flip-book by Guernica Editions. Last...

Welcome to ORB's February 2024 Issue

After a refreshing winter hiatus, the Ottawa Review of Books is back to bring you, our readers, insights into five new Canadian books. In...

Allegiance by Michael Springate

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Written as a sequel to The Beautiful West & The Beloved of God, Michael Springate’s newest novel is a...

Yom Kippur in a Gym by Nora Gold

Reviewed by Jerry Levy Some of literature’s most enduring and beloved stories include Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Ernest Hemingway’s...

On Community by Casey Plett

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann This book begins with two encounters author Casey Plett experienced. In the first, Plett returned after...

Authorized Cruelty by Janice Barrett

Reviewed by Gail M. Murray In her debut novel, Barrett’s impeccable research, in particular Matthew Connelly’s, The Declassification...

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Timothy Niederman

Wayne Ng

Robert Runté

Ian Thomas Shaw

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