<p>As title, can I use contemporary works like those of Nicholas Sparks or the Twilight Saga?
I find quite a lot stories in them that convey profound meanings.
If so, can I refer to these books as "literature"?</p>
<p>Yes as long as the story as an actual theme, though I wouldn’t recommend using Twilight but you can. In fact I used Harry Potter as an example for my essay and I got an 8 :)</p>