Bibliography: Lost has generated a good deal of critical analysis and writings published elsewhere. This page collects an annotated and alphabetical list of critical and academic articles, books, and resources about the show. It is not a collection of news stories, reviews, novels, or general websites.
Meg Donhauser, Heather Hersey, & Cathy Stutzman, Recapture of the magic of television's LOST through the eyes of its devoted fan base. "Losties" from all around the globe recount their favorite moments and discuss the show's themes and mysteries through the lens of their own lives. It's time to go back to the Island once more. Published by Brien Gorham, 2014.
Ankerberg, John and Dillon Burroughs, What Can Be Found in Lost?: Insights on God and the Meaning of Life from the Popular TV Series. Harvest House, 2007.
Damitio, Chris. Lost in Transmediality: Exploring Television's LOST and it's fans. Lulu.com/Existensis, 2009.
Publisher's summary: A look at the hit television series LOST. In this anthropological study, the author looks at the production team, the actors, and the story of LOST while delving into what it is that makes this show a hit with the fans. Never before published interviews with the producers, in depth looks at the fan community, and an examination of what it takes to make a show like LOST.
Available as book or download at publisher website [2]
Dougherty, Robert. "Lost Episode Guide For Others: An Unofficial Anthology". IUniverse, 2008.
Lachonis, Jon & Johnston, Amy with Grillo-Marxuach, Javier (Foreword), "Lost Ate My Life: The Inside Story of a Fandom Like No Other". Ecw Press, 2008.
Anderson, Christopher, "Television Networks and the Uses of Drama," in Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader, edited by Gary Edgerton & Brian Rose (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2005), 65-87.
An analysis of the show within the context of gaming and gamer culture.
Print articles
Drangsholt, Janne Stigen, "World without end or beginning: structures of dis-placement in Lost," New Review of Film and Television Studies 7:2, 2009, Pages 209 – 224.
Online essays
The Society for the Study of Lost publishes a number of critical essays and commentaries on the show. [3]
Gibson, Tim, "Glimpsing Utopia on Lost," Flow 6:2. [4]
An analysis of the socialist ideals in the show's island economy & society.
Gray, Jonathan & Jason Mittell, "Speculation on Spoilers: Lost Fandom, Narrative Consumption and Rethinking Textuality‘ Particip@tions Volume 4, Issue 1 (May 2007). [5]
A study of why some fans read online spoilers of the show.
Lavery, David, "Get Lost in a Good Story," Flow 3:2. [6]
A discussion of the show's use of serial narrative.
Mittell, Jason, "The Value of Lost,"Flow 2:10. [7]
An argument for the aesthetic value of Lost.
Mittell, Jason, "Lost in an Alternate Reality," Flow 4:7. [8]
