Linda Wagner-Martin's Sylvia Plath: A Biography, released in 1987, offers a well-rounded portrayal of the writer, exploring both her struggles with depression and her literary prowess.

J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, published in 1953, delves into the turbulent teenage years of Holden Caulfield and the superficiality he perceives in most adults.

Sylvia Plath's poetry collection Ariel, published posthumously in 1965, features some of her most evocative work. With the release of these poems, written in the final years of her brief life, Plath quickly gained a cult-like status.

Eileen Aird's Sylvia Plath: Her Life and Work, published in 1973, serves as an excellent introduction for students unfamiliar with Plath's poetry and her legacy.

The Colossus (1960), the only poetry collection Plath published during her lifetime, contains many poems she wrote in the 1950s.

Sylvia Plath's The Collected Poems, released in 1981, compiles all of her poetry, including numerous previously unpublished works. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1982.