Review of Song of the Magdalene. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (January 1997): 182. While critical of Napoli's giving her heroine "a fairly modern mindset," the novel is seen as "still a provocative imagining about one of the most famous women in the New Testament."

Cooper, Ilene. Review of Song ofthe Magdalene.

Booklist (October 1,1996). Cooper offers criticism of the novel and Napoli's ability of "telling familiar stories from a fresh perspective."

Napoli, Donna Jo. Something about the Author Autobiography Series. Volume 23. Detroit: Gale, 1997, pp. 161-78. A revealing personal account of the writer's life and literary efforts.

Review of Song of the Magdalene. Publishers Weekly (November 4, 1996): 77. Calls the novel "one of [Napoli's] riskiest."

Entry on Napoli in Something about the Author, Volume 92. Edited by Alan Hedblad.

Detroit: Gale, 1997, pp. 161-66. Details the author's awards, honors, and bibliography, and features "Sidelights" commentary from Napoli.

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