Welcome to ORB’s May 2025 Issue

In this issue, we offer some eclectic insights into five works of Canadian fiction and non-fiction. From the depths of the Congo, Ottawa author Blaise Ndala chronicles the Western exploitation of chaotic conflict through the voices of child soldiers in The War You Don't Hate. In My Thievery of the People, Montreal author Leila Marshy draws on her Palestinian and Newfoundland roots to present a brilliant collection of short stories. Another Montreal writer, Jinwoo Park, presents his debut spy thriller, Oxford Soju Club, to Canadian readers. Veteran romance writer Ingrid McCarthy takes us to Verona, Italy for Anna’s Shadow, a Second-World-War inspired mystery romance. And finally, Vancouver travel writer Bill Arnott guides us through A Season in the Okanagan. All great reads for your summer TBR. Enjoy the issue.