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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
508 books — 621 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellUlysses by James JoyceMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The Best Use of Stylistic Language (best form/language)
560 books — 544 voters

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienDrown by Junot Díaz
Best Reading for the Contemporary Writer
127 books — 225 voters
Wreck This Journal by Keri SmithThis Is Not a Book by Keri SmithListography Journal by Lisa NolaHow to Be an Explorer of the World by Keri SmithMess by Keri Smith
Journals That Spark Extreme Creativity
265 books — 198 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottOne Hot Italian Summer by Karina HalleMisery by Stephen KingThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Fiction Books About Writers
294 books — 170 voters
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.On Writing by Stephen KingEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman
Best Writing Reference
196 books — 162 voters

The Public Speaking Bible; a Survival Guide for Standing on S... by Marcus AlexanderInfluence by Robert B. CialdiniWords That Change Minds by Shelle Rose CharvetHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieNever Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Best Persuasion Books
72 books — 139 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Books about Books and Authors
210 books — 137 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussCall Me by Your Name by André Aciman
Books With Beautiful Prose
239 books — 134 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bookish Thrillers
113 books — 127 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
132 books — 115 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussCrafting the Character ARC by Jennie JarvisBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac Glyer
Books for Aspiring Writers
142 books — 114 voters

Heart of the Beholder by Elizabeth RuthA World of Romance by Christopher ShieldsJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Intense love stories beautifully written
72 books — 107 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottOutlining Your Novel by K.M. WeilandWired for Story by Lisa CronOn Writing Well by William Zinsser
Best Books on the Craft of Writing and Editing Fiction
216 books — 107 voters

The Woman in Me by Britney SpearsBecoming by Michelle ObamaSpare by Prince HarryI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
52 Book Club 2024: #21 Written By A Ghostwriter
247 books — 106 voters
The Savior's Champion by Jenna MoreciKeeper by Kim ChanceBrightly Burning by Alexa DonneEve by Jenna MoreciThe Elysian Prophecy by Vivien Reis
Authortube Books
106 books — 105 voters

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William JoyceThe Library by Sarah StewartThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneLibrary Lion by Michelle KnudsenThe Right Word by Jen Bryant
Picture Books for the Bookish
437 books — 101 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakBeyond the Last Time by Noah TuyaMountains on Fire by Aram YardumianWhen Secrets Bloom by Patricia FurstenbergThe Library Book by Susan Orlean
Books-about-Books
122 books — 73 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
82 books — 72 voters
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyThe Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn ClarkeThe Soulmate Equation by Christina LaurenThe Unhoneymooners by Christina LaurenThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
The 52 Book Club 2026: #27 - Two Or More Authors, One Pseudonym
109 books — 68 voters

P.S. I Like You by Kasie WestTell Me Three Things by Julie BuxbaumAlex, Approximately by Jenn BennettLetters to the Lost by Brigid KemmererSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Penpals, Largely Anonymous
61 books — 52 voters
Twenty-One Genres and How to Write Them by Brock DethierWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettHamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
100 Or So Plays It Would Be a Good Idea to Know If You Want to Write Your Own
148 books — 48 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Stephen King's Booklist from "On Writing"
92 books — 44 voters
Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac GlyerThe Grass May Not Be Greener by Hilary LawrenceMad Love by Lynessa Layne
Gift Ideas
69 books — 44 voters

Paper Towns by John GreenLooking for Alaska by John Green1984 by George OrwellTime Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinHoly Bible by Anonymous
Examples of Male Authors Writing Terrible Female Protagonists
81 books — 42 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Complete Harry Potter Collection Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Books referred to in The Inkworld Series
116 books — 40 voters

Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. SeussEating the Alphabet by Lois EhlertS is for Story by Esther HershenhornAnna's Amazing Adventure by Little GeniusesFairy ABC by John McLoughlin
Alphabet Picture Books
98 books — 40 voters
The Exception to the Rule by Christina LaurenThe Flatshare by Beth O'LearyDivine Rivals by Rebecca RossP.S. I Like You by Kasie WestAlex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
Pen Pals Romances
165 books — 34 voters

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