In the following essay, Evans discusses Alexie's depiction of contemporary reservation life in his poetry and fiction.

In the following essay, Gillan traces the influences of popular video culture on the content and structure of Sherman's storytelling in poetry and prose.

In the following essay, Gillan examines Alexie's work and comments on its focus on an anglicized version of American-Indian history and tradition.

In the following interview, conducted on October 4, 1997, Alexie discusses his role in the film Smoke Signals, his desire to be universally accessible, his views on publication, and his opinion of modern American-Indian writers.

In the following interview, Alexie discusses his literary and film projects and talks about Native American literature and popular culture.

In the following interview, Alexie discusses his screenplay for the film Smoke Signals and comments on a variety of topics including stereotypical film portrayals of American Indians, the autobiographical elements of the movie, and the film's motif of fatherlessness.

In the following excerpt, McFarland examines the polemic nature of Alexie's writing and his unique poetic form.

In the following essay, Lincoln examines Alexie's place among Native American writers of his generation.

In the following excerpt, Donahue discusses the significance of basketball in Native-American culture as evidenced in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Reservation Blues.

In the following essay, Etter discusses Alexie's modification of the traditional English sonnet, asserting that this particular structure supports the author's literary treatment of tensions between Native American and Anglo-American cultures.

In the following review, Gorra offers a negative assessment of Reservation Blues, focusing on Alexie's failure to blend humor with drama and his overly didactic tone.

In the following review, Silko studies characterization in Reservation Blues.

In the following interview, Alexie discusses his initiation into literature and his adherence to realism in writing about the American-Indian experience.

In the following essay, McFarland offers a review of One Stick Song.

In the review below, Baxter discusses elements of realism and imagination in Alexie's Old Shirts & New Skins, First Indian on the Moon, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

In the following interview, Alexie discusses his hesitancy to serve as a representative of the Native-American community at large, his tribe's often bitter attitude toward him, and the film industry's preconceptions about Native Americans.

In the following review, Oates explores the search for ethnicity undertaken by the characters in The Toughest Indian in the World.

In the following favorable review of Reservation Blues, Klinkenborg praises Alexie's illustration of Native American life, his use of dark humor, and his consciousness of audience.

In the following excerpt, Ullman offers a positive assessment of the equivocal and metaphysical nature of The Business of Fancydancing.

In the following review of Reservation Blues, Busch comments on narrative structures in the work.

In the following review of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sides examines how Alexie uses storytelling to help rescue his tribe and his culture from oblivion.

In the following review, Bell explores the rage experienced by the Native-American characters due to the loss of their cultural identity in Indian Killer.

Below, Price commends Alexie's ability to portray the sufferings of Native Americans but suggests that the author's rapid publication of his work may be affecting its quality.

In the following review, Levi explores the diversity of Alexie's American-Indian characters in The Toughest Indian in the World.

In the following review, Georgakas offers a positive assessment of Smoke Signals, asserting that Alexie displays a unique ability to break from the traditional portrayal of modern American-Indian culture in film.

In the following review, Low examines Alexie's short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven in relation to postmodernist theory.

In the following review of First Indian on the Moon, Bankston notes that while Alexie's recent verse resembles his previous efforts, his work has not become "hackneyed."

In the following essay, the critic explores the impact of Alexie's life experiences on his literary works.

Below, Davis praises the universality of Alexie's literary works.

In the following review, Penner comments on Alexie's exploration of the struggle for American-Indian cultural identity as experienced by the characters in The Toughest Indian in the World.

In the following review, Tvedten evaluates Alexie's Old Shirts & New Skins.

In the review below, Velie describes The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven as "powerful and lyrical."

In the following review, Berner offers a positive assessment of The Summer of Black Widows, commenting favorably on Alexie's portrayal of the true Native-American cultural experience and his use of dark satire.

In the following review, Meredith examines the incorporeal motifs and the spiritual importance of the reservation in Reservation Blues.

In the following review, Bolton-Fasman praises Indian Killer for Alexie's skillful character development and his blunt treatment of racism in America.

In the following review, Stocking offers a brief review of I Would Steal Horses and Old Shirts & New Skins.

Below, Baxter comments on the themes of isolation and alienation in The Business of Fancydancing.

In the following review of First Indian on the Moon, Bruchac explores Alexie's evolution as a writer.

In the following review of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Schneider briefly examines Alexie's narrative voice.

In the essay below, Kuo describes the wide range of cultural references in Alexie's prose and verse.

In the following review of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, the critic lauds Alexie's short stories as exemplary products of the author's potent imagination.

In the following excerpt, Lemon offers a positive assessment of Reservation Blues.

Below, Beschta surveys Native American themes in First Indian on the Moon.

In the following review of Old Shirts & New Skins, the critic praises Alexie's verse for "capturing the full range of modern Native [American experience."]

In the following review, the critic praises Alexie's use of the metaphor of fire in First Indian on the Moon.

In the following review, Allen discusses cultural and personal influences on Alexie's verse in First Indian on the Moon.