The Big Read
http://www.neabigread.org/books/thethingstheycarried/readers-guide/about-the-author/
Information about Tim O'Brien and his work, and resources for using it with students.
The Smithsonian
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/from-brooklyn-to-worthington-minnesota-144439645/?no-ist
A piece written by O'Brien. It shares personal information about his own life.
Writing Vietnam
http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/WritingVietnam/obrien.html
The text of a lecture given by O'Brien about writing and about Vietnam.