Ready to conquer winter with a good book? The Ottawa Review of Books invites you to check out our February collection of reviews and articles on recent works of fiction and non-fiction by emerging Canadian authors and graphic artists. We hope that you enjoy our insights on the works of April L. Ford, Ghada Alatrash, Aisha Ahmad, Xue Yiwei, Max Perlson/Trina Robbins, Phyllis Smallman and Anita Dolman.