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Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw In 1986, Muna Heddad and her young son Omar arrive in Montreal, fleeing the horrors of the Lebanese civil...

Happy Thanksgiving 2024!

Enjoying a lovely Canadian Thanksgiving? How about some excellent Canadian writing to go with the cranberry sauce and turkey stuffing? In...

Voice Lessons by Eve Krakow

Reviewed by Jerry Levy Eve Krakow’s Voice Lessons might very well have been called Life Lessons. For as much as the short, individual...

Crossing Qalandiya by Daniela Norris and Shireen Anabtawi

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Despite not typically gravitating toward epistolary works, Crossing Qalandiya: Exchanges Across the...

The Pages of the Sea by Anne Hawk

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The Pages of the Sea , the engaging debut novel by Anne Hawk, takes place on an unnamed Caribbean island,...

Satellite Image by Michelle Berry

Reviewed by Jerry Levy It’s generally acknowledged that moving living quarters is among life’s most stressful events. So imagine moving...

The Art of Being Irish in Hell’s Kitchen by James Olwell

Reviewed by Patrick Burman The Art of Being Irish in Hell's Kitchen is a memoir by New York-born Montreal activist and writer James...

The Newfoundland Lunch Party by Sonia Day

Reviewed by Gail M. Murray Recently attended Edwards Gardens/Toronto Botanical Garden to listen to delightful novelist, painter and...

Ottawa Review of Books September 2024 Issue

In just a few weeks, Ottawa will see the end of the seemingly endless summer induced by global warming. And what a beautiful summer it...

Blessed Nowhere by Catherine Black

Reviewed by Jerry Levy Each year in Japan, thousands of people simply decide to walk away from their lives and disappear from society....

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Robert Runté

Ian Thomas Shaw

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