If you live in Ottawa, you may have come across the special print issue that the Ottawa Review of Books just did for the Prose in the Park Literary Festival and Book Fair. In this issue, we are republishing five of the articles and reviews from the special print issue -- all are about authors attending Prose in the Park on June 6 in the Parkdale Park. And for the very first time, we have published an article in French. We might do a more in French in the coming year - after all, Ottawa is a bilingual city. You can also enjoy in this issue a new review by Jim Napier on William Deverell's Sing a Worried Song. If you like crime fiction, this novel should definitely be on your summer reading list.
Since launching the Ottawa Review of Books in September 2014, we have published every month five to nine book reviews, articles and interviews. That is pretty decent for our small core team of dedicated reviewers so they deserve a well earned break. We won't publish in July and August to give them that break, and we will be back in September.
All the Best,
The ORB Team.
P.S. If you are in Ottawa on June 6, please join at Prose in the Park. It is going to be not only the newest but the coolest literary festival in Canada. Check it out! Details below.
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CANADA WITNESSES THE BIRTH OF A NEW LITERARY FESTIVAL
AND BOOK FAIR - PROSE IN THE PARK
On June 6, Canada's newest literary festival and book fair will take place in the Parkdale Park in Ottawa from 11 am to 6 pm. There is an amazing line-up of 79 moderators, panelists, special event authors and authors reading at the open-mic stage. Over 120 authors and publishers will be selling directly to the public hundreds of fine works of fiction and non-fiction. Prose in the Park is free and everyone is welcome. This is an event not to be missed. Click below for the full program.
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