Collins, R. A., and R. Latham, eds.

"Author of the Year: Orson Scott Card."

In Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual 1988. Westport, CT: Mekler, 1988. An informative interview with Card, with special attention to his philosophy of life.

Locher, Frances C, ed. "Orson Scott Card." In Contemporary Authors. Vol.

102. Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. Includes a summary of his career and a statement by Card about the influence of his religious beliefs on his writing and about his aims as a writer.

Lupoff, Richard A. "Orson Scott Card."

In Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers, Second Edition, edited by Curtis Smith. Chicago: St. James Press, 1986. Includes a biographical sketch, a list of publications and plays, a statement by Card on how he approaches storytelling, and an analysis of his career.