John Steinbeck Biography
http://www.steinbeck.org/pages/john-steinbeck-biography
The National Steinbeck Center's John Steinbeck Biography, with details about the author's life, as well as resources about his major works.
John Steinbeck on Nobelprize.org
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/steinbeck-facts.html
Information about Steinbeck's 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, with video of his banquet speech as well as the prize presentation.
John Steinbeck: "The Art of Fiction" in the Paris Review
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4156/the-art-of-fiction-no-45-continued-john-steinbeck
Published in The Paris Review in 1969, this compilation of Steinbeck's thoughts on writing and fiction comes from the author's diaries, letters, and quotes.
