Fun Books about Death
![All the living and the dead : from embalmers to executioners, an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work](https://www.epl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Resized-All-the-living-and-the-dead.jpg)
Title: All the living and the dead : from embalmers to executioners, an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work
By: Hayley Campbell
Published: 2022
Fueled by a childhood fascination with death, journalist Hayley Campbell searches for answers in the people who make a living by working with the dead.
![Death by Shakespeare : snakebites, stabbings and broken hearts](https://www.epl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Resized-Death-by-Shakespeare.jpg)
Title: Death by Shakespeare : snakebites, stabbings and broken hearts
By: Kathryn Harkup
Published: 2020
William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, but how realistic are these deaths and what actual events may have inspired these death scenes?
![Will my cat eat my eyeballs? : big questions from tiny mortals about death](https://www.epl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Resized-Will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs.jpg)
Title: Will my cat eat my eyeballs? : big questions from tiny mortals about death
By: Caitlin Doughty
Published: 2019
In this funny and philosophical book, best-selling author and licensed mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition.