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Buffyverse literature includes Buffy novels, Angel novels, Buffy/Angel novels, Tales of the Slayer, and both official and unofficial guidebooks.

Additionally, two magazine titles have been published by Titan Magazines in the United Kingdom for fans of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine commenced publication in 1999. Angel Magazine had a limited run of 24 issues and was published between September 2003 and July 2005. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine incorporated Angel Magazine from #76 (August 2005), and was renamed Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine incorporating Angel Magazine. It went bi-monthly in 2006, and the final issue was #94 (June/July 2007).

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 1 (from spring 1996 up until spring 1997).

These tales take place during Buffy Season 2, (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

These tales take place during Buffy Season 3 (from autumn 1998 up until spring 1999).

These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 4, and Angel Season 1 (from autumn 1999 up until spring 2000).

These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 5, and Angel Season 2 (from autumn 2000 up until spring 2001).

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 6, and Angel Season 3 (from autumn 2001 up until spring 2002).

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 7, and Angel Season 4 (from autumn 2002 up until spring 2003).

• One Thing Or Your Mother (by Kirsten Beyer) - August 2007

• (w/) = Collaboration with another Buffyverse author
• (s) = Short story

List of authors (alphabetically by surname) who have written novels set in the fictional Buffyverse:

• Pierce Askegren – After Image
• Laura J. Burns – Colony (w/), Apocalypse Memories (w/)
• Denise Ciencin – Nemesis (w/), Mortal Fear (w/)
• Scott Ciencin – Sweet Sixteen, Vengeance (w/), Nemesis (w/), Mortal Fear (w/)
• Arthur Byron Cover – Night of the Living Rerun
• Don DeBrandt – Shakedown
• Keith R.A. DeCandido – Blackout
• Cameron Dokey – Here Be Monsters, The Summoned, How I Survived My Summer Vacation (s)
• Doranna Durgin – Impressions, Fearless, The Longest Night (s)
• Diana G. Gallagher – Obsidian Fate, Prime Evil, Doomsday Deck, Spark and Burn, Bad Bargain
• Craig Shaw Gardner – Return to Chaos, Dark Mirror
• Ray Garton – Resurrecting Ravana
• Laura Anne Gilman – Visitors (w/), Deep Water (w/)
• Christopher Golden – Halloween Rain (w/), Blooded (w/), Child of the Hunt (w/), The Gatekeeper trilogy (w/), Immortal (w/), Sins of the Father, Pretty Maids All in a Row, The Lost Slayer series, Oz: Into the Wild, Wisdom of War, Monster Island (w/)
• Christie Golden – Tales of the Slayer (s), The Longest Night (s)
• Alice Henderson – Night Terrors, Portal Through Time
• Nancy Holder – Halloween Rain (w/), Blooded (w/), Child of the Hunt (w/), The Gatekeeper trilogy (w/), Immortal (w/), The Evil That Men Do, The Book of Fours, Blood and Fog, Keep Me In Mind, Queen of the Slayers, Carnival of Souls, Not Forgotten, Endangered Species, The Longest Night (s)
• Dan Jolley – Vengeance (w/)
• Dori Koogler – These Our Actors (w/)
• Robert Joseph Levy – The Suicide King, Go Ask Malice, ToS: Back to the Garden^{[broken anchor]} (s)
• Ashley McConnell – These Our Actors (w/), Book of the Dead
• Jeff Mariotte – Unseen Trilogy (w/), Hollywood Noir, Haunted, Stranger to the Sun, Endangered Species, Sanctuary, Solitary Man, Love and Death, Close to the Ground
• Elizabeth Massie – Power of Persuasion
• Melinda Metz – Colony (w/), Apocalypse Memories (w/)
• Rebecca Moesta – Little Things
• Yvonne Navarro – Wicked Willow trilogy, Paleo, Tempted Champions, Tales of the Slayer (s), How I Survived My Summer Vacation (s), The Longest Night (s)
• Mel Odom – Unnatural Selection, Revenant, Crossings, Cursed, Redemption, Bruja, Image, ToS: Ch'ing Shih^{[broken anchor]} (s), ToS: Silent Screams^{[broken anchor]} (s)
• John Passarella – Ghoul Trouble, Avatar, Monolith
• Paul Ruditis – ToS: The Show Must Go On^{[broken anchor]} (s)
• Josepha Sherman – Visitors (w/), Deep Water (w/)
• Thomas E. Sniegoski – Soul Trade (w/), Monster Island (w/)
• John Vornholt – Coyote Moon, Seven Crows

The books featured in this list are not part of Buffyverse canon. They are not considered as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. However unlike fan fiction, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and were therefore later published as officially Buffy or Angel merchandise (see main article for details).

The Official guides to Buffy the Vampire Slayer offer a comprehensive guide to the show. The episode guides include synopses, lines from the shooting scripts that were deleted, biographies, interviews, music listings, monster listings, special notes, pictures, quotes, and much behind-the-scenes information.

Watcher's Guide Volume III opted to include only an episode guide (Seasons 5–7), and a number of essays:

The official companions to Angel. The content of these books follows similar standards set by the "Watcher's Guides", including comprehensive episodes guides, images, quotes and behind the scenes information.

Volume I covers Angel Seasons 1 & 2.

Volume II covers Angel Seasons 3 & 4.

These books were not licensed by 20th Century Fox as official Buffy/Angel merchandise.

Keith Topping has written several unofficial guide books to television series such as The X Files, The Avengers, The Sweeney and The Professionals. He has also written guides to both Buffy (Slayer), and Angel (Hollywood Vampire).

The style of the guides analytically studies each episode in categories, drawing attention to things which may otherwise have not been noticed by viewers.

The first edition of Slayer was released in the UK in December 1999, and offered a guide to the first three seasons of Buffy. The book has undergone numerous editions, the most recent of which, Complete Slayer includes information on all seven seasons of Buffy.

The categories which Topping uses to analyse each episode include:

Hollywood Vampire has gone through several editions, the most comprehensive of which (February 2004), includes Angel seasons 1–4. The 228-page guide to Angel Season 5, Hollywood Vampire: The Apocalypse, also by Topping, was released in May 2005.

The layout of the guide follows that of Slayer using categories for each episode, some of which are different than its predecessor:

Nikki Stafford has written guides on both Buffy (Bite Me) and Angel (Once Bitten).

The most recent edition (September 2002) includes Seasons 1-6. It also gives capsule reviews to Angel (Seasons 1-3). Additionally it includes behind scenes information, and a biography of Sarah Michelle Gellar.

A guide to Angel seasons 1-5. Features a history of the show, a section profiling the best websites, a look at Buffy and Angel's recognition in academic circles, behind-the-scenes information.

Lawrence Miles, who usually focuses on fiction, here offers his opinions on seven seasons of Buffy. The guide contains a comprehensive episode guide and a brief guide to the Buffy comics and novels that had been published prior to 2003.

The second edition (May 2003) of this book covers up to mid-way through the seventh season of Buffy (and therefore is not a guide to the entirety of the series) and features episode guides, cast biographies, Buffy trivia and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

The contents of the magazine issues listed below are intended as a general reference and are not exhaustive. Many regular features such as the 'News' section, quizzes, Q&As, and posters are not detailed here. Furthermore, the reviews listed below in the reviews section disclude Buffy/Angel episode/DVD reviews.

KEY: In the reviews section, '(None)' signifies no reviews were present, whilst '-' signifies that reviews were present but only of episodes/DVDs.

• List of Buffyverse comics
• Buffy studies

• Nika Summer's Buffy Library
• Official magazine website

• Nika-summers.com - Review of Watcher's Guides I
• Revolutionsf.com - Review of Watcher's Guides I
• Nika-summers.com - Review of Watcher's Guides II
• The11thhour.com - Review of Watcher's Guides II

• Nika-summers.com - Review of The Girl's Got Bite (2003 edition)
• Nika-summers.com - Review of Monster Book
• Cityofangel.com - Article about Nikki Stanford and her book, Once Bitten