Bloom, Harold, ed. Katherine Anne Porter, New York: Chelsea House, 1986.

A collection of critical essays on Porter's fiction.

Givner, Joan. Katherine Anne Porter: A Life, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982.

This definitive biography of Porter sets the record straight on the flamboyant and enigmatic author's life and paints a detailed portrait of her times.

Hendrick, Willene, and George Hendrick. Katherine Anne Porter, Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1988.

A concise critical introduction to Porter's fiction groups her stories according to theme, setting, and character, and offers a brief, lucid interpretation of each.

Lopez, Enrique Hank. Conversations with Katherine Anne Porter: Refugee from Indian Creek, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1981.

A biographical study based on a series of taped conversations with Porter during the last years of her life offers a glimpse into Porter's fascinating personality, though the facts are subject to her fanciful fictionalization.

Walsh, Thomas F. Katherine Anne Porter...