Books about Sylvia Plath:

The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath by Ronald Hayman. (ISBN: 1-55972-068-9) This book chronicles Sylvia's early life, as well as her marriage, death, and posthumous fame. An excellent read, either for leisure or reference purposes. CATEGORY: Biography.

The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes by Janet Malcolm. (ISBN: 0-679-75140-8) This book examines the afterlife of Sylvia Plath, particularly that relating to Ted Hughes. CATEGORY: Biography/Literary Criticism.

Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath by Anne Stevenson. (ISBN: 0395937604) CATEGORY: Biography

Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes. (ISBN: 0374112967) CATEGORY: Commercial capitalization by a bastard husband.

Sylvia Plath (Modern Critical Views) edited by Harold Bloom . (ISBN: 1555462804) CATEGORY: Literary Criticism.

Sylvia Plath: The Shaping of Shadows by Al Strangeways. (ISBN: 0838637353)

Sylvia Plath: The Woman and the Work edited by Edward Butscher. Contains essays about Plath and her work by a variety of writers. CATEGORY: Literary Criticism.

The Haunting of Sylvia Plath by Jacqueline Rose. (ISBN: 0674382269)

Passionate Lives : D. H. Lawrence, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry Miller, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath...in Love by John Tytell. (ISBN: 0312124120)

Sylvia Plath : A Biography by Linda Wagner-Martin. (ISBN: 0312023251) CATEGORY: Biography.

The Bell Jar : A Novel of the Fifties by Linda Wagner-Martin. CATEGORY: Literary Analysis.

Ariel Ascending, Writings about Sylvia Plath edited by Paul Alexander. CATEGORY: Literary Criticism/Analysis.