Bailey, Peter J. "'Why Not Tell the Truth?': The Autobiographies of Three Fiction Writers," in Critique, Summer, 1991, p. 211.

Bailey's essay compares the autobiographical writings of Tobias Wolff, Philip Roth, and John Updike.

Lyons, Bonnie, and Bill Oliver, "An Interview with Tobias Wolff," in Contemporary Literature, Spring, 1990, pp. 1-16.

This text details a lengthy and in-depth interview with Wolff.

"Tobias Wolff," in Current Biography, January, 1996, p. 55.

This material offers a biographical account of Wolff's life, including his childhood and his education.