The back matter for All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing will include my author’s note, Nicole Xu’s illustrator’s note, biographical information about interviewees, and suggestions for further reading.

With all this material that Carolrhoda Books/Lerner Publishing does include in those final pages, there wasn’t room to also include a bibliography of the sources I found most helpful in writing the text for the book.

So, I’m presenting them here, and the book includes the URL for the All of a Sudden and Forever page on my website, which in turn links to this post.

Abraham, Yvonne. “Letting go of the hate; As bomber’s execution nears, survivors concentrate on living,” The Boston Globe, March 12, 2001.

“Analysis: Death penalty’s effect on victims’ families,” Talk of the Nation, June 11, 2001.

Aspinwall, Cary. “At the OKC bombing memorial, the Survivor Tree endures, inspires,” Tulsa World, April 13, 2015.

Barrionuevo, Alexei. “How Oklahoma City Remembers; Survivors of Bombing Fought With Families of the Dead To Have Say in Memorial,” The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2001.

Benke, Richard. “Bomb Relief Victim’s Kidney Transplanted to N.M. Woman,” The Associated Press, April 27, 1995.

“Bombing rescue effort may be halted today,” The Orange County Register, May 4, 1995.

Brandes, Heide, and Rich Schapiro. “Miracle Survivors; 6 day care kids pulled from Okla. City bombing rubble tell their tales,” New York Daily News, April 14, 2015.

Brown, Jennifer. “President Bush dedicates bombing memorial museum,” The
Associated Press, February 19, 2001.

Brus, Brian. “Life-or-death lessons: United Way executive influenced by memories of Murrah bombing in downtown OKC,” The Journal Record, February 4, 2011.

Campbell, W. Joseph. 1995: The Year the Future Began. Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2015.

Canfield, Owen. “Familiar faces moving on with their lives,” The Journal Record, April 19, 2000.

Cantacuzino, Marina. The Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

Casey, Patrick. “Sells moving on after Murrah Building bombing,” The Associated Press, May 1, 1998.

Cavanaugh, Linda. “Woman who survived Oklahoma City bombing talks about new challenges she faces.” Broadcast. April 15, 2015. KFOR. Available at http://kfor.com/2015/04/15/woman-who-survived-oklahoma-city-bombing-talks-about-new-challenges-she-faces/. Accessed July 3, 2019.

Cohen, Sharon. “Pain, Pride and Haunting Dreams: Rescuers Live With Bombing Memories,” The Associated Press, October 14, 1995.

Cole, Patrick. “A Town of Walking Wounded,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 19, 2000.

Crow, Kelly. “On a Site of Terror and Death, Survivors Find a Role,” The New York Times, May 2, 2001.

Culver, Galen. “Propagating the Survivor.” Broadcast. April 22, 2013. KFOR. Available at http://kfor.com/2013/04/22/propagating-the-survivor/. Accessed July 3, 2019.

Dozier, Ray. “Workers make final preparations for Symbolic Memorial,” The Journal Record, March 30, 2000.

Duggan, Paul. “Rebuilding Blocks; In Oklahoma City, the Heartbreak Lingers but the Future Is Taking Shape,” The Washington Post, May 15, 1995.

Gamino, Denise. “‘It’s not a cemetery. It’s a memorial’; A moment of horror in Oklahoma City inspires two Austin architects’ tribute to the dead, the living and those forever changed,” Austin American-Statesman, April 16, 2000.

Gamino, Denise. “Oklahoma’s heartache: Legacy of bombing is unending grief; Victims’ families try to move ahead,” Austin American-Statesman, December 27, 1995.

Graham, Tim. “Strangers linked by iconic Desert Storm photo finally meet 24 years later,” The Buffalo News, May 30, 2015.

Greer, Kate Carlton. “20 Years Later, Oklahoma City Bombing Victims Fight Stigmas,” Weekend Edition Saturday, April 18, 2015.

Gresko, Jessica. “Oklahoma City a defining moment in Merrick Garland’s career,” The Associated Press, April 18, 2016.

Hall, Mimi. “Bush thanks Oklahoma City for its courage; New museum honors the victims of 1995 bombing,” USA Today, February 20, 2001.

Jones, Charisse. “The blast’s fallout; Rescuers, survivors still nursing emotional wounds,” USA Today, August 4, 1998.

Jonnes, Jill. Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape. New York: Viking, 2016.

“Just another day, then disaster,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 1995.

Kabel, Marcus, and Mike Clancy. “Sobs, curses and applause in Oklahoma City,” Reuters News, June 11, 2001.

Katz, Ian. “Shattered,” The Guardian, April 18, 1996.

Kifner, John. “In Oklahoma City, a Day Of Sorrow, Unity and Hope,” The New York Times, April 20, 2005.

Knickerbocker, Brad. “Oklahoma City bombing: Hope and resolve amidst the mourning,” The Christian Science Monitor, April 19, 2015.

Linenthal, Edward T. “A Sisterhood of Grief,” The New York Times, December 23, 2001.

Linenthal, Edward T. The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Madeira, Jody Lyneé. Killing McVeigh: The Death Penalty and the Myth of Closure. New York: New York University Press, 2012.

McCleland, Jacob. “Do Troops Killed In Oklahoma City Bombing Deserve A Combat Medal?” All Things Considered, August 17, 2015.

McNamara, Bob. “Profile: Oklahoma City National Memorial,” CBS News: Sunday Morning, June 10, 2001.

McRoberts, Flynn. “One Mother’s Response to the McVeigh Debate,” Newsweek, February 16, 2001.

McRoberts, Flynn, and Andrew Murr. “‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’; Tim McVeigh’s victims tell their stories of survival as he heads to the death chamber,” Newsweek, June 18, 2001.

Michel, Lou, and Dan Herbeck. “20 years after Oklahoma City bombing: ‘We choose to remember’,” The Buffalo News, April 18, 2015.

Michel, Lou, and Dan Herbeck. American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh & the Tragedy at Oklahoma City. New York: Avon Books, 2002.

Michel, Lou, and Dan Herbeck. “McVeigh’s father says friendships helped him live with son’s dark history,” The Buffalo News, April 18, 2015.

Mozo, Jessica. “If This Tree Could Talk,” Oklahoma Agriculture, 2015.

Murphy, Doyle. “Oklahoma City bombing pain lingers for victims’ kin 20 years later, including mom who wanted to kill Timothy McVeigh herself,” New York Daily News, April 19, 2015.

Owen, Penny. “Oklahoma victims find New York role,” The Oklahoman, September 8, 2002.

Painter, Bryan. “17 years later, Oklahoma City bombing story is still alive,” The Oklahoman, April 20, 2012.

Painter, Bryan. “Survivors hope Oklahoma City bombing museum updates will tell story to a new generation, The Oklahoman, November 13, 2012.

Painter, Bryan. “Thousands gather to mark 15th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing,” The Oklahoman, April 20, 2010.

“Parents Mark Their Baby’s Birthday at Murrah Building,” All Things Considered, April 19, 1996.

Pertman, Adam. “Oklahomans draw strength from faith; Solace found in embrace of religion,” The Boston Globe, April 30, 1995.

Pilkington, Ed. “Merrick Garland: bridge-building judge thrust into the middle of a political war,” The Guardian, May 11, 2016.

Prodis, Julia. “Four lives, frozen in time; One year after the Oklahoma City bombing, four people remain bound by the split-second image of a firefighter and dead baby,” Austin American-Statesman, April 14, 1996.

Quaid, Libby. “Site draws visitors as trial begins,” The Associated Press, March 31 1997.

Queary, Paul. “A Year Later, 168 Seconds of Silence, Then 168 Names,” Associated Press, April 19, 1996.

Resilience. Broadcast. 2015. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20170628051950/http://www.oklahoman.com/resilience. Accessed July 3, 2019.

Rhodes, Tom. “Desperate search for life amid the rubble,” The Times, April 21, 1995.

Rodriguez, Alex. “Some survivors don’t need to watch McVeigh die,” The Charleston Gazette, April 23, 2001.

Romano, Lois. “Oklahoma City’s Enduring Spirit Praised; Bush Dedicates Museum Honoring 168 Killed in Federal Building Bombing,” The Washington Post, February 20, 2001.

Romano, Lois. “Oklahoma City’s Measure of Grief; Blast Survivors, Victims’ Families Feud Over Planned Memorial,” The Washington Post, March 12, 1996.

Romano, Lois. “Small Wonders; A Year Later, Oklahoma City’s Tiniest Survivors Struggle in a World Torn Asunder,” The Washington Post, April 15, 1996.

Romano, Lois, and Dan Eggen. “For McVeigh’s Victims, Different Paths to Peace,” The Washington Post, April 15, 2001.

Ruble, Renee. “Journal Record building gets ready for thousands,” The Associated Press, June 18, 1999.

Sacchetti, Maria. “In rush to aid in disaster, unforeseen risk; Mass. man’s arrest underscores perils,” The Boston Globe, January 3, 2011.

Scaperlanda, Maria Ruiz. “Book tells redeeming stories from Oklahoma City tragedy,” National Catholic Reporter, December 12, 1997.

Serrano, Richard A. “Oklahoma City bombing leaves trail of suicides,” Buffalo News, April 28, 1999.

Singh, Fran. “How an Oklahoma bombing victim’s dad made friends with Timothy McVeigh’s father,” The Guardian, April 18, 2015.

“The Survivor Tree.” Video. 2011. Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A-ICA3YE3I. Accessed July 3, 2019.

Talley, Tim. “For some relatives of Oklahoma City victims, time and distance necessary to find peace again,” U.S. News & World Report, April 18, 2015.

Talley, Tim. “Memorial: Some survivors find relief at a ceremony five years after the
bombing that killed 168. For others, the agony continues,” The Orange County Register, April 20, 2000.

Talley, Tim. “Service held to mark 20 years since Oklahoma City bombing,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 20, 2015.

Talley, Tim. “Split verdict met by anger, surprise, relief,” Associated Press, December 23, 1997.

Tapestry. Broadcast. 1996. Des Moines, Iowa: Palmer Communications, 1996. DVD. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLf_B32jY0A&list=PL39CCD3C784D45177. Accessed July 3, 2019.

Tierney, Michael. “The Forgiving,” The Herald, March 19, 2005.

Turk, Michele. Blood, Sweat and Tears: An Oral History of the American Red Cross. Robbinsville, New Jersey: E Street Press, 2006.

Tuttle, D. Ray. “Oklahoma City’s Survivor Tree has many caretakers,” The Journal Record, April 16, 2010.

Warlick, Heather. “Good from Evil: Oklahoma Standard a positive outcome of Murrah bombing,” The Oklahoman, April 17, 2015.

Welch, Bud. “Where Healing Begins,” Guideposts, May 1999.

Willing, Richard. “Survivors’ dilemma: To watch him die, or not; McVeigh execution poses hard choice,” USA Today, February 15, 2001.

Witt, Howard. “Susan Walton: Getting well and moving on,” Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2005.

Yardley, Jim. “5 Years After Terrorist Act, a Memorial to the 168 Victims,” The New York Times, April 20, 2000.

Yardley, Jim. “A City Changed Forever Pauses Today to Reflect,” The New York Times, April 19, 2000.

Interviews
Catherine Alaniz-Simonds, July 27, 2017
Mark Bays, July 20, 2017
G. Keith Bryant, July 31, 2017
John Cole, August 17, 2017
Constance Favorite, August 1, 2017
Deb Ferrell-Lynn, August 10, 2017
Dot Hill, August 18, 2017
Gary Knight, August 17, 2017
Keith Simonds, August 24, 2017
Ken Thompson, July 27, 2017
Susan Walton, August 23, 2017
Richard Williams, August 24, 2017

Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum Staff
Kari Watkins, Executive Director, June 7, 2017
Mary Ann Eckstein, Director of Media, June 7, 2017
Lynne Porter, Director of Educational Experience, June 7, 2017
Helen Stiefmiller, Collections Manager, June 7, 2017