Alderdice, Kit. "Diana Wynne Jones [Interview]." Publishers Weekly 238 (February 22, 1991): 201-202. Jones comments on influences in her writing, her technique, and her approach to children's literature. Jones believes in being serious but not didactic: "There's nothing like being able to laugh at a thing to free you to use your mind."

"Diana Wynne Jones." In Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Vol. 12.

Edited by Laurie Collier. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994, pp. 101-108. A valuable biography is provided in the context of critical commentary about selected titles, along with lists of publications by Jones, her awards, and a bibliography of review sources.

"Diana Wynne Jones." In Something about the Author. Vol. 70. Edited by Donna Olendorf and Diane Telgen.

Detroit: Gale Research, 1993, pp.

115-118. Quotations from an interview with Jones appear in a biographical sketch that includes a critical overview and lists of her publications, awards, and honors...