Fractured by Susan Mockler
Reviewed by Jerry Levy Susan Mockler’s memoir, Fractured, is a journey into the surreal world of doctors and nurses and hospitals but it...
Blacklion by Luke Francis Beirne
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw It's been a while since IRA thrillers have been in vogue, so I was curious to see what Irish-born Canadian...
The Fragrance of Orchids by Sally McBride
Reviewed by Robert Runté Brain Lag is a small Canadian press joyously defying conventional wisdom by publishing brilliant single-author...
The Mother of All Degrassi by Linda Schuyler
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin The Mother of All Degrassi takes us on a voyage through time and place in this, her memoir. Most Canadians will...
Welcome to ORB’s 2023 Mother’s Day Issue
This May’s issue of the Ottawa Review of Books offers you our core reviewer team’s takes on five excellent works of Canadian fiction: The...
The Family Code by Wayne Ng
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw The Family Code by Wayne Ng immerses readers in a poignant narrative that follows the struggles of Hannah...
Dreaming Home by Lucian Childs
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Dreaming Home, the first novel by award-winning short story writer Lucian Childs, is divided into six...
The Crystal Key by Douglas Smith
Reviewed by Robert Runté If you've already read The Hollow Boys (book 1 in the Dream Rider saga), you don't need me to tell you to buy...
Almost Visible by Michelle Sinclair
Reviewed by Wayne Ng Almost Visible is Ottawa writer Michelle Sinclair's debut novel. Where many literary fiction novels are grounded in...
Cambium Blue by Maureen Brownlee
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin Write what you know. That's what writing coaches tell us. In the case of former journalist and small-town...