Alder, Judy. Elmer Kelton and West Texas: A Literary Relationship. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 1989. Alter believes that Kelton is "an outstanding regional novelist" and that his greatness lies in his thorough understanding of both his subject and his craft. Includes a good bibliography of both primary and secondary works.

Clayton, Lawrence. Elmer Kelton.

Boise: Boise State University, 1986.

Dean Clayton, a past president of the Texas Folklore Society, describes Kelton's life and works.

——. "Epic Qualities in Kelton's The Wolf and the Buffalo." RE: Artes Liberales 8, 2 (Spring 1982): 5-13.

Compares Kelton's novel to Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey, concluding that the novel "qualifies as a Western epic."

Davis, Kenneth. "Elmer Kelton." In Updating the Literary West. Edited by Max Westbrook and Dan Flores.

Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1997, pp. 580-584.

Dingas, Anne. "The Good Old Boy."

Texas Monthly 23 (December 1995): 80+. Discusses...