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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

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd: The Demon...

Christopher Bond
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Peer Gynt and Brand Peer Gynt and Brand

Henrik Ibsen, Geoffrey Hill (Translator)
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My Broken Language: A Memoir My Broken Language: A Memoir

Quiara Alegr?a Hudes
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Hardcover Library Edition) A Streetcar Named Desire ...

Tennessee Williams
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Natasha, Pierre & The Great...

Dave Malloy (Composer)
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The Actor's Scenebook: Scenes and Monologues from Contemporary Plays The Actor's Scenebook: Scenes...

Michael Schulman, Eva Mekler
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The Costumes of Downton Abbey The Costumes of Downton Abbey

Emma Marriott, Anna Mary Scott Robbins (Introduction by)
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The Theban Plays: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone The Theban Plays: Oedipus Rex...

Sophocles, Sir George Young (Translator)
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Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook Theater Games for the...

Viola Spolin
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You Can't Take It with You: Comedy in Three Acts / By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman You Can't Take It with You:...

Moss Hart, Professor George S Kaufman
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Goodfellas Screenplay Goodfellas Screenplay

Professor Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi
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The Oresteia The Oresteia

Aeschylus
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Primary Trust Primary Trust

Eboni Booth
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Michael Collins Michael Collins

Neil Jordan
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Communicating for Results: A Guide for Business and the Professions Communicating for Results: A...

Cheryl Hamilton
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Macbeth: Third Series Macbeth: Third Series

William Shakespeare
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Always Young and Restless: My Life on and Off America's #1 Daytime Drama Always Young and Restless: My...

Melody Thomas Scott, Dana L Davis
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Communication Mosaics: An Introduction to the Field of Communication Communication Mosaics: An...

Dr. Julia T Wood
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"I Shot Andy Warhol": Includes Valerie Solanas's 'SCUM Manifesto' "I Shot Andy Warhol":...

Mary Harron
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The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies

Paul Henning
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That Championship Season That Championship Season

Jason Miller
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The Asphalt Jungle: A Screenplay The Asphalt Jungle: A...

Ben Maddow, John Huston
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The Twilight of the Golds The Twilight of the Golds

Jonathan Tolins
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Into the Woods Into the Woods

Professor James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim
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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.