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The article expresses the author's perspectives on the relation of his hobby of gardening into his daily life and his inspiration for creating literary works. The author relates the human life cycle as same with the practice of gardening mentioning aspects of gardening and its ecological changes. He also stresses the scientific studies on understanding the human cycle and biological life cycle.

The article presents an intervew with writer Karen Russell, who tells about her book Sleep Donation, the controversy around fibromyalgia and Ben Marcus's book The Flame Alphabet.

The article presents an interview with writer, editor and novelist Jonathan Lethem who talks about his "Dissident Garden" novel and describes the character of Rose Zimmer in the novel as a radicalized person during the height of communism in America.

An interview is presented with short story writer George Saunders. Topics discussed include experimental writing of him, the approach of fantastical fiction to tell about the real issues in the society, and the importance of mimicry in learning to be a writer. He also mentioned about the characters in the writings of Leo Tolstoy.

The article presents an interview with writer Junot DÍaz. Topics discussed include DÍaz's short story "This Is How You Lose Her," characters named Oscar Wao in the fiction "Yunior" and Dominican-Americans as protagonists in the stories by DÍaz. Also shares his views on his interest in feminist, gender and race issues and writing about an immigrant group and a novel about a invasion of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

An interview with American fiction author Ben Marcus is presented. When asked about his novel "The Flame Alphabet" Marcus discusses the relationship of parents and children in the book. Marcus remarks on the human propensity to resort to discriminatory beliefs such as anti-Semitism in times of crisis. He describes how his Jewish upbringing influenced his views on mysticism.

Presents the short story "Genetic Drift," by David Naimon.

The short story "The Golem of Orla Shalom," by David Naimon is presented.