In the following essay, Fast compares literary treatments of colonial Indian captivity stories, as represented in selected works of Erdrich and Maurice Kenny.

In the following essay, Ruppert explains the ways in which Erdrich allows readers of Love Medicine, both Native and non-Native American, to experience the Native perspective in the text.

In the following essay, Tharp discusses the destruction of Indian women's power and identity through Anglo colonization and demonstrates how Erdrich's explores this phenomenon in her fiction.

In the following essay, Barak discusses Erdrich's use of gender mixing in the Indian tradition of the figures of the berdache and the trickster.

In the following essay, Hafen offers a critical analysis of Erdrich's poetry, focusing on her portrayal of culture and ritual through literature.

In the following essay, Matchie discusses similarities between Tales of Burning Love and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

In the following interview, Erdrich discusses geographic, cultural, and family influences on her poetry and fiction.

In the following essay, Matchie outlines parallels between Love Medicine and Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

In the following essay, Meisenhelder argues that Erdrich addresses problems of race and gender in her portrayals of white women and men of color in The Beet Queen.

In the following interview, Erdrich discusses her process of writing and storytelling and emphasizes the importance of her heritage in her work.

In the following essay, Slack contends that Love Medicine's loose structure as a novel is held tightly together by the recurring figure of the Trickster, represented by various characters.

In the following essay, Castillo examines issues of women and power in Erdrich's novels.

In the following interview, Erdrich discusses her early works and talks about the life experiences that influence her poetry and fiction.

In the following interview, Erdrich discusses the development of her career and her collaboration with husband Michael Dorris.

In the following review, Dunn offers a critical overview of the poems contained in Baptism of Desire.

In the following review of Jacklight, Waters comments on Erdrich's exploration of her mixed heritage through poetry.

In the following review, Banks asserts that The Beet Queen, in its best sections, rivals the novels of Charles Dickens in socially conscious storytelling.

In the following review, Jahner offers a critical review of Erdrich's Jacklight.

In the following review, Childress praises Erdrich's storytelling and characterization in Tales of Burning Love.

In the following review, Thornton offers a positive appraisal of The Bingo Palace but expresses reservations about the novel's elements of magical realism.

In the following review, Klinkenborg praises Tales of Burning Love and conjectures that the book signals a fundamental change in Erdrich's writing.

In the following review, Rubenstein praises Erdrich's up-dated edition of Love Medicine.

In the following review, Jaskoski discusses Erdrich's second volume of poetry.

In the following review, Halpern praises The Blue Jay's Dance for its realistic portrayal of early motherhood.

In the following review, McKenzie asserts that Erdrich's first volume of poetry successfully portrays North Dakota's varied population of “ordinary” people of both Native and European American heritage.

In the following excerpt, Finch praises most of Baptism of Desire but expresses reservations about the final section of the book, objecting to the comparative "ordinariness" of the poems there.

In the following review, Shetley offers a brief criticism of Jacklight.

In the following review, Loudon offers favorable criticism of Jacklight.

In the following excerpt, Stitt examines the mythic patterns explored in Jacklight.