Ottawa’s warm days of spring offer some relief to the city’s much-beleaguered denizens, now going through a second Easter weekend under Covid-19 lockdown. Thank heavens, there are still plenty of good books out there to lift our spirits. So, as usual, ORB’s core reviewers are pleased to offer our insights on five of them. We hope you enjoy these reviews of the works of Hollay Ghadery, Éric Dupont, Nick Fonda, Marie Powell and Rhonda Parrish.