Chauvette, Cathy. "Robin McKinley, Deerskin." School Library Journal 39, no. 4 (1993): 261. A brief but insightful review that is useful because there is very little criticism on this novel.

"(Jennifer Carolyn) Robin McKinley."Children's Literature Review, vol. 10, 121-26.

Detroit: Gale, 1986. A bit dated now, but a good overview of the critical response to her writing up to The Hero and the Crown.

"(Jennifer Carolyn) Robin McKinley." Something About the Author, vol. 89, 137-41.

Detroit: Gale, 1997. One of the more upto-date biographies available.

McKinley, Robin. "Newbery Medal Acceptance." HornBook 61, no. 4 (1985): 395-405.

Good discussion of McKinley's influences and her need to create strong female characters.

Sanders, Lynn Moss. '"Girls Who Do Things': The Protagonists of Robin McKinley's Fantasy Fiction." ALAN Review 24, no. 1 (1996): 38-42. A wide-ranging discussion that includes Lissar.

Windling, Terri, and Mark Alan Arnold.

"Robin McKinley." Horn Book 61, no. 4 (1985): 406-9. A somewhat whimsical character sketch of McKinley.