The River Burns by Trevor Ferguson
Reviewed by Alan Levine Trevor Ferguson, of Hudson, a many-talented Quebecker who teaches creative writing at Montreal’s Concordia...
WALT by Russell Wangersky
Reviewed by Jim Napier This month, an eerie tale out of Newfoundland guaranteed to give you a cold chill down your back, even while...
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood
Reviewed by John Last Is there something in the water to account for it? Canada has produced many more than its fair share of fine...
The Underling by Ian McKercher
Reviewed by Alex Binkley A high school dropout in a stuffy government town working at a new bank might not sound like the most gripping...
Princess Pistachio by Marie-Louise Gay
Reviewed by Stephanie Dror Marie-Louise Gay, author of the picturebook series Stella and Sam, introduces Pistachio Shoelace, a red-head...
The Green Hotel by Jesse Gilmour
Reviewed by Ranga Iyer The core of the Green Hotel is the invisible, yet delicate thread holding the complex relationship shared by...
Fields of Exile by Nora Gold
Reviewed by Joey Kary A young girl returns from her spiritual homeland to be with her dying father in the land of her birth, only to find...
Ottawa Review of Books - October 2014 Issue Starts Here
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Stage Business by Gerry Fostaty
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann “All the World’s a Stage,” and author Gerry Fostaty means to prove it. Michael Dion is an actor. He is in...
The Hole Show by Maya Merrick
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Da Vinci concealed details of his most marvelous inventions by writing backwards in elaborate codes that...
