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- Samuel French link
- University of Utah bio page on Slover
- Mormon Literature Database entry on Slover
- review of Slover's work
- Mahonri Stewart. Saints on Stage: An Anthology of Mormon Drama Zarahemla Books, 2013.
- New York Times review of Joyful Noise