On Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne LamottWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books on Writing
8th out of 803 books — 1,332 voters
On Writing by Stephen  KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Creative Life
8th out of 512 books — 624 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Best of Ray Bradbury
13th out of 105 books — 246 voters
On Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Last Things by Betta FerrendelliCollective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyZen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
Best Books on Writing Fiction
5th out of 164 books — 109 voters

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksXVI by Julia KarrZ by Therese Anne FowlerYellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
Titles that start with X, Y, or Z
21st out of 902 books — 249 voters
On Writing by Stephen  KingOutlining Your Novel by K.M. WeilandBird by Bird by Anne LamottWired for Story by Lisa CronOn Writing Well by William Zinsser
Best Books on the Craft of Writing and Editing Fiction
12th out of 217 books — 113 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
9337th out of 77,611 books — 289,661 voters
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald MaassOn Writing by Stephen  KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottZen in the Art of Writing by Ray BradburyBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac Glyer
Makes me want to sit down and write!
3rd out of 76 books — 35 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMatilda by Roald DahlThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Books about Books
205th out of 1,385 books — 1,519 voters
How to Write Great Dialog by Dorothy May MercerWriting With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict by Cheryl St. JohnHow to Format Your Book by Dorothy May MercerOn Writing by Stephen  KingZen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
Books about writing
5th out of 92 books — 59 voters

Xenocide by Orson Scott CardThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins GilmanZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigYou Slay Me by Katie MacAlisterThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Good Books that Begin with X, Y, Z
24th out of 349 books — 140 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
1350th out of 5,338 books — 4,682 voters

On Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bandersnatch by Diana Pavlac GlyerBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Best Books For Writers
19th out of 135 books — 117 voters
On Writing by Stephen  KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Writing Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergWild Mind by Natalie Goldberg
Being a Better Writer
12th out of 112 books — 58 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNight by Elie WieselThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare1984 by George Orwell
Best Books to Teach in high school
97th out of 297 books — 336 voters
Bird by Bird by Anne LamottBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac GlyerWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergWriting Fiction by Janet BurrowayZen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
Books About Writing: A Genre Unto Itself
5th out of 104 books — 35 voters

On Writing by Stephen  KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottHow to Write Sentences and Paragraphs in Your Novel by Dorothy May MercerHow to Format Your Book by Dorothy May MercerPlot & Structure by James Scott Bell
Writing Books for Writers
22nd out of 161 books — 123 voters
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Collection of Essays by George OrwellThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusArguably by Christopher Hitchens
Best/Favorite Books of Essays
103rd out of 554 books — 248 voters

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray BradburySteering the Craft by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne JonesOn Writing by Stephen  KingThe Language of the Night by Ursula K. Le Guin
Books for fantasy and SF writers
1st out of 14 books — 3 voters
On Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergAPE by Guy Kawasaki
The Art & Business of Writing
15th out of 85 books — 74 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books for the INFP
114th out of 400 books — 180 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanBurr by Gore VidalBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Fear of Flying by Erica JongA Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books 1973
26th out of 127 books — 55 voters

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster WallaceA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisBird by Bird by Anne LamottNaked by David Sedaris
Best Book of Essays
70th out of 402 books — 183 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
340th out of 916 books — 1,191 voters

On Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Story by Robert McKeeWriting the Breakout Novel by Donald MaassThe Anatomy of Story by John Truby
Books For Writers
34th out of 136 books — 83 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe October Country by Ray BradburyDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
The Bradbury List
15th out of 61 books — 9 voters

7 Minutes to Freedom by Natalya AndrosovaLife Curriculum by Charles Paul CollinsThe Writer's Idea Book by Jack HeffronWriting 21st Century Fiction by Donald MaassBook Title Generator by Scott  Lorenz
Writing Self-Help
7th out of 69 books — 32 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Changed My World
1273rd out of 3,287 books — 3,254 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
[ATY 2023] Best Books of the Month (2023)
308th out of 540 books — 137 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirWe Were Liars by E. Lockhart
What we've read so far in...2015
1795th out of 9,742 books — 2,096 voters

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