Use the library catalogs to find books and ebooks on authors and their literary works.
Find out how to search for biographies as well as scholarly research on literary works.
To search for books and essays about an author, try this strategy:
TIP: To the left of your results, you can click on Subject to see if a more focused subject might be useful, such as Mark Twain Criticism and Interpretation.
Try this search strategy in the library catalogs to find books of criticism and interpretation concerning an author or his/her works:
Sample Searches:
TIP #1: You must use AND in all capital letters in the Library Catalog or any other search tools in the library's One Search
TIP #2: Sometimes you need to open the book to find out which of the author's works are covered.