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The article offers information on how Cristina Rivera Garza's fiction reconceives desire. It discusses that Rivera Garza's fiction between the unruly intensities of sexual desire and the political disciplining of the body is at its most concentrated in the latest translation of her work, "New and Selected Stories" (Dorothy); and the mystery and obscurity that envelop Rivera Garza's fiction caress both gender and genre, words with a shared etymology.

The article focuses on the mystical modernism in the writings of author Mary Butts. Topics discussed include the life of Butts in her hometown Badbury Rings, or the Rings, in Dorset, England, the short stories and novels written by Butts, the failure to create a revival of her literary works, and comments from authors about the negative attitude of Butts.

A literary criticism of the book "Heaven" by Mieko Kawakami about middle school bullying is presented. Topics discussed include how her novels trace how terms of moral value evolve, Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" as inspiration for the book, and background on Kawakami's novel "Breasts and Eggs."

A criticism of the book "Emotional Intelligence," by Daniel Goleman is presented. It examines the key dimensions of conduct tackled in the book, the concept of emotional intelligence as explained by Goleman, the denunciation of irrational impulses by Goleman, and the views of Goleman on social injustice.

The article addresses gimmicks in literary works. Topics discussed include information on author Jennifer Egan's novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad," insight into author Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Invitation to a Beheading," and explanation from Sianne Ngai, a professor of English at the University of Chicago and author of "Theory of the Gimmick" about using gimmick to describe a literary technique.