Alexander, Lloyd. "The Flat-Heeled Muse." In Children and Literature: Views and Reviews. Edited by Virginia Haviland. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1973. This essay by Alexander, originally published in Horn Book magazine, discusses his inspiration for fantasy as well as other books he has written for children.

——. "A Matter of Speaking." In The Voice of the Narrator in Children's Literature. Edited by Charlotte F. Otten and Gary D. Schmidt. New York: Glenwood Press, 1989. Alexander discusses the narrative voice in his earlier works as well as Brinnie's voice in the Vesper Holly series.

——. My Love Affair with Music. New York: Crowell, 1960. One of Alexander's autobiographical accounts of his life and writing, the text explores music and other writers as influences on his work.

——. "A Personal Note by Lloyd Alexander on Charles Dickens." Top of the News (November 1968). Alexander discusses some Dickens-like...