Hope on Ice: The Felicitous Fiction of Jon Hassler - http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0099.html
Appreciative essay by Charlotte Hays on the Catholic novelist. Draws the inevitable comparison to J.F. Powers. |
Jon Hassler's Writing Room - http://home.comcast.net/~ktebo/index.htm
Authorized web site about this Minnesota author and his novels. |
Tender Mercies - http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=4471
A close look at "Dear James." Book review by Philip Zaleski. |
The Loves of His Life - http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/06/24/specials/russo-hassler.html
In-depth review of Jon Hassler's book "North of Hope." By Richard Russo, writing in the New York Times. Requires free registration. |
The Wit, Wisdom and Wonder of Writer Jon Hassler - http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Nov1998/feature2.asp
Feature article builds on interviews of Hassler and acquaintances. Includes some biographical information, and examples of Hassler's descriptions of characters. |