Office of Intellectual Freedom (26 de marzo de 2013). «Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists». American Library Association(en inglés). Consultado el 18 de junio de 2021.
"National Book Awards – 1983". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-01-26. (With essays by Anna Clark and Tarayi Jones from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.)
«Criticisms of The Color Purple». Consultado el 30 de octubre de 2023. «I was not guided or accompanied by the spirits of Black men who embarrass and oppress us . . . for whom the humiliation and subjugation of women is the preferred expression of masculinity. I feel no regret for this. I am not interested . . . in fulfilling the expectations of others. - Alice Walker.»