In the following interview, Harrison discusses her own interview technique, her experience with the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and writers whom she admires.

In the following laudatory review, Stone examines the organizing principles of An Accidental Autobiography.

In the following review, Miles contends that although Harrison was extremely harsh in her portrayal of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Visions of Glory, she never condescends to them.

In the following positive review, Caplan considers the diverse range of essays in Off Center.

In the following positive review, Dunford explores stylistic aspects of An Accidental Autobiography.

In the following favorable assessment of Off Center, Tyler describes Harrison as “funny, intelligent, refreshingly candid, and very nearly impossible to fool—a woman with her eyes open, every minute.”

In the following laudatory assessment of Visions of Glory, Stimpson asserts that the study is “more than a modern confession; more than a lucid, often brilliant, first-person account of doubt and belief.”

In the following review, Isaacs provides a favorable assessment of Harrison’s An Accidental Autobiography.

In the following positive assessment of Visions of Glory, Gubernick calls the work “both scholarly and theologically impressive.”

In the following negative review of Foreign Bodies, Reedy contends that Harrison “puts forward a wealth of interesting material, but describes the work as “a deeply unfinished novel.”

In the following review, Laurino considers the role of memory in An Accidental Autobiography.

In the following mixed review of The Astonishing World, McCarthy views the collection as an uneven yet provocative work.

In the following review, McCarthy provides a mixed review of Visions of Glory.

In the following review, Antonucci urges the reader not to be alienated by the sensational, confessional aspects of An Accidental Autobiography.

In the following favorable assessment of Off Center, Mano examines Harrison’s major thematic concerns and narrative style.

In the following mixed assessment of Unlearning the Lie, Jacoby considers Harrison's reportage incomplete, asserting that “she may have been too close to the situation to realize that she had left so many unanswered questions.”

In the following mixed assessment of The Astonishing World, Baker maintains that the collection reflects “a thoroughly savvy contemporary woman with a gift for informed enthusiasm and occasional necessary malice.”

In the following review, George commends Harrison’s honesty, humor, and insight as evinced in the essays that comprise Off Center.

In the following review of Visions of Glory, Mills lauds Harrison's study as both perceptive and insightful.

In the following excerpt, Howe offers a positive assessment of Unlearning the Lie.