THE MARCH 2015 ISSUE OF THE OTTAWA REVIEW OF BOOKS
In this issue, the ORB team reviews four recent works of fiction by Robert J. Sawyer, Lisa Moore, Elisabeth Copeland and Rick Blechta,...
Interview with Claire Holden Rothman
by Ian Thomas Shaw The Ottawa Review of Books speaks to Montreal's Claire Holden Rothman, whose first novel, The Heart Specialist, was a...
Caught by Lisa Moore
Review by Menaka Raman-Wilms Caught by Lisa Moore creates a world where anxiety and suspicion are paramount. It begins with David Slaney...
Jazz by Elizabeth Copeland
By Ranga Iyer-Rajah A man is trapped inside a dark haired, beautiful body of a girl. Coming from a traditional and conservative south...
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...
