Fun Books about Death

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.

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?

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.