Carl Faehrmann self-published his debut novel, One little, Two Little, Three Little Indians, in the spring of 2015. The story follows Ottawa police detective Joe Donnelly as he chases down a serial killer targeting young Indigenous women. As he pieces together a historical connection that all the women share, he becomes exposed to Canada’s legacy […]
Jennifer Carole Lewis just released her second paranormal romance novel, Metamorphosis, and is hard at work on the third book in the series. Find her on Twitter at @jclewisupdate. I’ve reviewed Edain Duguay’s young adult Chameleon series (Chameleon and Castrum Lucis) before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from her venture into the grown-up side of […]
Review by Laurie Stewart Finally! A book on writer’s block that deals with more than just fear of the blank page. A book that says there is more than one way to be blocked and unable to write. Or that it might be a specific part of the book you’re having trouble with, not just […]
Review by Susan Taylor Meehan: find her on LinkedIn and, occasionally, Twitter – or check out her website for information on her latest projects. Robin Riopelle‘s Deadroads is a gripping murder mystery wrapped in a tale of family breakup, individual tragedy and eventual redemption. The story opens in New Orleans, where the Sarrazin children – Sol, Baz […]
Filled with a sense of national pride and duty, when the war effort for WWI calls for nurses to work on the front lines, Maggie O’Conner answers. However, as she watches the war exact it’s price from friends, family, and John Hardie, the socialist recruit she falls in love with, she comes to realize that […]
Review by Barb Collishaw Seymour Hamilton’s The Hippies Who Meant It opens at a dramatic confrontation during an anti-war rally, where we meet the three main characters, Dick, Joe and Beth. They come from widely different backgrounds and only chance has thrown them together. A brightly painted VW microbus (definitely another main character) takes them to a […]
Is a question more powerful than a statement? For parents, this deceivingly simple query may open doors to a fun new way to interact with your children. In her book Why Am I Perfect?, author Nathalie Beaupré offers an interactive workbook that parents can use with their kids. The main idea behind this work is the difference between […]
Travel Dreams and Nightmare: Four Women Explore the World covers all types of travel, from roughing it on a mountain hike, to relaxing by the sea, to taking a holiday to taste wine or experiencing new cultures at all corners of the world. The book follows the adventures of four Ottawa-based women, Louise Szabo, Barbara […]
Ottawa writer Martin Bueno’s debut novel, The Rainbow Alchemist, is an exciting, mysterious story that constantly blurs the lines between reality and fantasy as it welcomes readers into the world of psychic phenomenon, magic, and the occult. At the centre of the story is wheelchair-bound politician Graham Walden, leader of the fictional New World Society Party […]
Jennifer Carole Lewis is an author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Find her on Facebook and Twitter. Edain Duguay‘s Chameleon took me back to my teenage roots and old dreams of finding a cute boy with strange supernatural gifts who would fall madly in love with me. Her heroine, Kate, is alternately full of fire and of dread, just […]
When an underpaid bartender’s assistant with a two hundred grand student debt and no prospects of promotion to bartender because all paid work requires significant years of unpaid internship serves an impatient, overpaid investment banker of a similar age waving a hundred dollar bill at him, what is really different about the two men, besides […]
I remember when I was a little kid I’d always grab one of the comic books off the magazine rack while waiting in line at the grocery store with my parents. I’d devour them, finishing half the book before my parents would be ready to leave. It’s been years since I’ve sat down with a […]
This is part four of our special guide to Ottawa’s online literary world blogosphere style. (See here for part 1, part 2, and part 3). In this series, you can discover champions of poetry, book reviewers, stories of small press, writers seeking writers, book clubs to notice, online journals, recaps and more. In today’s tour […]
Opening the pages to Yours Truly, Miss Creation is akin to opening the window on a very specific moment in life: a moment when part-time jobs rule; Zaphods is the standard for Friday night; French fries are 2:00 am snacks; and university is a great excuse to troll Elgin Street during frosh week. (Unless you’re […]
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