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Drama Books

Drama books grip the reader with exciting and emotional stories. With twists and turns, ups and downs, life events, and tragedies, drama novels across the genres contain something for everyone to connect with. Trust us, you won't want to put these down.

Best-selling Drama titles

Desire Under the Elms Desire Under the Elms

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, Amy Brenneman (Performed by)
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Biloxi Blues Biloxi Blues

Neil Simon, Nataki Garrett (Director)
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Sonia Flew Sonia Flew

Melinda Lopez, Philip Casnoff (Read by)
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The Archers: Ambridge Affairs Love Triangles The Archers: Ambridge Affairs...

BBC Books
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The Tale of the Allergist's Wife The Tale of the Allergist's...

Charles Busch (Director)
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The Busy World Is Hushed The Busy World Is Hushed

Keith Bunin, JoBeth Williams (Director)
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The Ruby Sunrise The Ruby Sunrise

Rinne Groff, Brendon Fox (Director)
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Alan Bennett - Collected Untold Stories Alan Bennett - Collected...

Alan Bennett
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Shakespeare: The World as a Stage Shakespeare: The World as a...

Bill Bryson
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The Misanthrope The Misanthrope

Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Kevin Gudahl
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Taking Flight Taking Flight

Adriana Sevan (Performed by), Stuart K Robinson (Director)
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The War Machines. The War Machines.


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Work Song: Three Views on Frank Lloyd Wright Work Song: Three Views on...

Jeffrey Hatcher, Eric Simonson
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The History Boys The History Boys

Alan Bennett, Clive Merrison (Performed by)
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The Oresteia The Oresteia

Aeschylus, Yuri Rasovsky (Adapted by)
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The Watts Tower Project The Watts Tower Project

Roger Guenveur Smith (Performed by)
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The Oresteia The Oresteia

Aeschylus, Yuri Rasovsky (Adapted by)
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The: The "Good Life": Happy Event The: The "Good Life": Happy...

Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
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Fired Again: Stories from the Book Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed Fired Again: Stories from the...

Annabelle Gurwitch, Tonya Pinkins
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Essential Tennessee Williams Essential Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: 'The Daddy' and 'The Bone' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective...

Alexander McCall Smith
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The Road to Mecca The Road to Mecca

Athol Fugard, Steve Albrezzi (Director)
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A Huey P. Newton Story A Huey P. Newton Story

Roger Guenveur Smith (Performed by)
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Mary Stuart Mary Stuart

Friedrich Von Schiller, Jill Gascoine (Read by)
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FAQs

The drama genre is often defined by characters who are caught up in a series of events or a conflict at a crucial moment in the storyline. The characters and situations portray human experiences and engage the reader's emotions throughout the plot.

Dramas develop popular tropes like betrayal, unrequited love, reluctant hero and many more, creating devoted fans to the genre or series.

Drama novels can range from tragedies to comedies; they're all about hooking the reader. You might think of historical dramas in English literature that focus on romance, but the subgenres of drama are vast, including horror, dramatic Theater, Medieval dramas and Anthologies. And they can be inclusive, too. There are plenty of LGBTQ+ books and racially diverse dramas.

With so many drama stories out there, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the options. Let's focus on some classic drama books that are a must-read.

  • The Great Gatsby is a dramatic story that focuses on Nick Carraway as he interacts with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's pursuit of his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
  • To Kill A Mockingbird features the coming-of-age story of Scout and Jem Finch growing up after their father defends a Black man falsely accused of sexual assault.
  • Frankenstein is a horror drama about a young scientist who creates a monster through unorthodox scientific experiments.

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer of the English language due to his use of drama in his poems and plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, and many of his other classic works.

There are plenty of drama fiction books written by women as well. Jane Austen wrote some of the best dramas that have been beloved throughout the centuries. Pride and Prejudice has been the inspiration for countless series, movies, spinoffs, and remakes, both in historical and modern time periods.

Of course, there are notable drama authors of recent years as well, such as:

History is filled with dramatic, life-changing events. Plenty of authors have based their writings on true, dramatic stories that happened to them or a loved one.

  • The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont is about the brief disappearance of Dame Agatha Christie, with the fictional twist of what the author imagines could have happened during that time.
  • Room by Emma Donoghue is about a woman who is kept in captivity inspired by a woman who was imprisoned for 24 hours.
  • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is an extraordinary memoir of resilience and redemption that offers a peek into the personal life of a deeply dysfunctional but uniquely loving family.