New York: Dutton, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first full-length authorized biography of Oates, one which examines the relationship between Oates's life and work - Johnson was granted access to her letters and journals, as well as extensive interviews with family, friends, colleagues, and Oates herself. Notes, selected bibliography of books by and about Oates, index. xx, 492 pp. ISBN: 0-525941630.