Griffin, Alice, Understanding Tennessee Williams, University of South Carolina Press, 1995.

This critical study offers in-depth discussion and analysis of a number of Williams's plays, including Sweet Bird of Youth.

Nelson, Benjamin, Tennessee Williams: The Man and His Work, Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1961.

This critical biography includes a discussion of Williams's plays through the beginning of the 1960s, including Sweet Bird of Youth .

Williams, Tennessee, Memoirs, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975.

This autobiography encompasses Williams's life and career.