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Question Authority by Mark Kingwell

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Much of the world today is in a crisis of trust. Our societies are polarized; our faith in our...

The Fun Times Brigade by Lindsay Zier-Vogel

Reviewed by Jerry Levy On the face of it, they seemed to have little in common, Max, a math professor (whose specialities include...

Near Distance by Hanna Stoltenberg

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann This first novel by Norwegian author Hanna Stoltenberg, explores the relationship between a mother and her...

Lost Lives by Noah Chinn

Reviewed by Robert Runté Lost Lives is the third book in the Get Lost Saga, currently a trilogy. Chinn has hinted he might write more...

Merry Christmas 2024!

ORB’s Yuletide issue features five review from our core reviewers, four fiction and one non-fiction. Leading off is Arrested Song, Irena...

Arrested Song by Irena Karafilly

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Irena Karafilly’s Arrested Song takes readers on a compelling journey through contemporary Greek history, as...

Other Maps by Rebecca Morris

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Anna Leverett’s father is retiring, and Anna has flown home to Guelph from Costa Rica, where she had been...

The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace

Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin As do all of Cathy Ace’s cozy Cait Morgan mysteries, number thirteen springs from the setting; in this case,...

A Way to Be Happy by Caroline Adderson

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann In this, her third collection of short stories (she has written five novels as well), Caroline Adderson...

Starlost Unauthorized by D. G. Valdron

Reviewed by Robert Runté Starlost Unauthorized and the Quest for Canadian Identity was a Canadian science fiction television series...

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