As we experience an unseasonably warm winter in Eastern Canada, it brings to mind the need to review fiction about our changing climate. Well, not quite yet. Instead, we'll dabble a bit longer in the philosophical, forensic, crime, fantasy and well-being, leaving the scary stuff for later. In this issue, we offer our insights into the work of five Canadian writers: Jerry Levy, Gina Leola Woolsey, Douglas Smith, Jackie Elliott, and Nora Gold.