In Defense of Sentimentality - By John Irving. [New York Times] The author discusses the importance of sentimentality in writing. [Registration required] All About Writing, According to Irving - By James Feron. [New York Times] The author discusses writing the end of a chapter first and writing the end of a book first and other writing habits. [Registration required] John Irving: 19th-Century Novelist for These Times - By Richard Bernstein. [New York Times] Irving discusses the release of "A Prayer for Owen Meany." [Registration required] John Irving: A Novelist Builds Out From Fact to Reach the Truth - By Mel Gussow. [New York Times] A discussion of "A Widow for One Year" and how it relates to the author's own life. [Registration required] Pornography and the New Puritans - By John Irving. [New York Times] The author discusses the pornography victims' compensation bill and censorship. [Registration required] Pornography and the New Puritans: Letters From Andrea Dworkin and Others - [New York Times] Letters to the editor about Irving's "Pornography and the New Puritans" essay. [Registration required] Is Pornography to Blame? - By John Irving. [New York Times] The author responds to letters to the editor about his "Pornography and the New Puritans" essay. [Registration required] Morrison's Black Fable - By John Irving. [New York Times] The author reviews "Tar Baby" by Toni Morrison. [Registration required] Desire, Ambition and Father - By John Irving. [New York Times] The author reviews "The Good Son" by Craig Nova. [Registration required] Risking All for Gold and Grizzlies - By John Irving. [New York Times] The author reviews "Seven Rivers West" by Edward Hoagland. [Registration required] Keep Passing Open Windows - Site by fan Barb Troyer-Turvey devote to Irving and his works. Penguin Random House: John Irving - Includes book excerpts, short biography and links.