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Writing
Books about writing and the writing process
Published during the 2020s Decade (2020 - 2029)
Non-Fiction
Published in Decade
2020s, 2010s
Books about writing and the writing process
Published during the 2020s Decade (2020 - 2029)
Non-Fiction
Published in Decade
2020s, 2010s
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Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
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Maggie Smith (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 6,770 ratings
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Mastering the Process: From Idea to Novel
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Elizabeth George (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 350 ratings
score: 196,
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How Sweet the Sound: The Power and Promise of 30 Beloved Hymns
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Laura L. Smith (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 84 ratings
score: 122,
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The Unreality of Memory: And Other Essays
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Elisa Gabbert (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 1,848 ratings
score: 100,
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Thin Places: Essays from In Between
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Swimming Lessons: Poems
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Lili Reinhart (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 16,791 ratings
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Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
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Craig Fehrman (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 516 ratings
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Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
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Samantha Irby (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 47,337 ratings
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The Dead Writer
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3.76 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
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Matthew Salesses (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 2,386 ratings
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Kwame Alexander's Free Write: A Poetry Notebook
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4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Sit Write Here: 6 Mindfulness Practices to Help You Write More and Suffer Less
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April Davila (Goodreads Author)
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Navigate Your Stars
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Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 3,624 ratings
score: 99,
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In the Dream House
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Carmen Maria Machado (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 159,332 ratings
score: 99,
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Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life
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Wendelin Van Draanen (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 225 ratings
score: 98,
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Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays (The Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction)
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Megan Harlan (Goodreads Author)
4.61 avg rating — 170 ratings
score: 98,
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Women in the Kitchen: Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, from 1661 to Today
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3.77 avg rating — 395 ratings
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Whale Day: And Other Poems
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4.06 avg rating — 2,317 ratings
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Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
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R. Eric Thomas (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 13,555 ratings
score: 93,
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New Rules Next Week: Corita Kent's Legacy through the Eyes of Twenty Artists and Writers
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4.39 avg rating — 44 ratings
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The Wayward Writer: Summon Your Power to Take Back Your Story, Liberate Yourself from Capitalism, and Publish Like a Superstar
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Ariel Gore (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 39 ratings
score: 91,
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I added some text to the list description to better summarize what this list is for, i.e. Books about writing and the writing process. Feel free to remove if needed.
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