"[Steinbeck's Typewriter: Essays on His Art] collects several of DeMott's finest essays on Steinbeck... [that are] so carefully revised as to warn other critics seeking their own 'collected essay' volume of the difference between a genuinely lapidary compilation and a kitchen midden. Illustrated with some rare photos, this collection is especially notable..."
--John Ditsky, Choice

"...Steinbeck's Typewriter... stands as the most in-depth treatment of Steinbeck's aesthetics, particularly in its exploration of the author's 'interior spaces and creative habits, ' elements of Steinbeck's artistry which have not only been underestimated but woefully ignored."
--Stephen George, Steinbeck Review