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"Jane (Hyatt) Yolen." In Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series. Vol. 29.

Edited by Hal May and James G. Lesniak. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990: pp. 463-469. The entry's "Sidelights" section contains an interview conducted February 6, 1989. One topic covered is Yolen's disregard for age level when she writes. "I write to tell a story. That may be why a lot of my things seem to cross boundaries."

"Jane Yolen." In Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Vol. 4. Edited by Agnes Garrett. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990: pp. 229-241. A "Sidelights" section contains extensive autobiographical comments that are particularly informative about career development. (These comments are based upon earlier Gale Research works; see Something About the Author, edited by Anne Commire, 1985: 217-230, and Something About the Author: Autobiography Series. Vol. 1. Edited by Adele Sarkassian. 1986: 327-346.)

"Jane Yolen." In Something About the Author....
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