

ORB March 2025
The snow is slowly melting in our Far North, where political excitement is in the air. Our parties ready to do battle in the upcoming...


Walking with Oma by Angie Littlefield
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Author Angie Littlefield was born in Hamburg, Germany, and immigrated with her family to Canada in 1954....


The Lunatic by Michelle Slater
Reviewed by Jerry Levy Long before the advent of the modern version of computers and the internet, media guru Marshall McLuhan appeared...

Heavens to Murgatroyd edited by Shawn Bird
Reviewed by Robert Runté Lintusen Press is a small collaborative, Canadian publisher, best known for “Murdering Mr. Edwards,” wherein...


Best Canadian Essays 2025 edited by Emily Urquhart
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The word essay conjures up thoughts of a schoolwork assignment—a well-researched, objective analysis of...


Welcome to the February 2025 ORB Issue
The core reviewers of the Ottawa Review of Books are all hunkered down under piles of snow as they plough through their literary reviews....


Black Ice by Thomas King
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin Most Canadians will pick up Thomas King’s latest novel, check out the cover, and think the story involves a...


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...