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Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie JamesThe Love Theorem by Camilla IsleyThe Bodyguard by Katherine CenterFriends Without Benefits by Penny ReidHeaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Romance with Actors/Actresses/Acting/Film
298 books — 244 voters
The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleThe Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinFilm Directing Shot by Shot by Steven D. KatzWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraActor for Life by Connie de Veer
Acting and Cinema
75 books — 67 voters

The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleThe Technique of Acting by Stella AdlerAn Actor Prepares by Constantin StanislavskiRespect for Acting by Uta HagenThe Stanislavski System by Sonia Moore
Best Acting Books
52 books — 67 voters
The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraStory by Robert McKeeAs You Wish by Cary ElwesFrom Word to Image by Marcie Begleiter
Best film related books
64 books — 61 voters

The Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinActor for Life by Connie de VeerThe Joy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Coming to Terms with Experience through Writing, Scott Oury by Scott Oury
Best Instructional Books for Learning Art Forms
117 books — 44 voters
Waiting for 2000 by Zack LoveSaving Juliet by Suzanne SelforsUntouchable Things by Tara GuhaThe Patron Murders by Edwin WilsonPride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa Nathan
Theater-Themed Novels
35 books — 35 voters

The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraA History of Narrative Film by David A. CookAs You Wish by Cary ElwesChasing The Light by Oliver Stone
film movie and cinema studies books
209 books — 34 voters
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryFences by August WilsonDutchman & The Slave by Amiri BarakaPorgy and Bess Fantasy for Two Pianos by George GershwinFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rain... by Ntozake Shange
African American Plays
42 books — 32 voters

The Unidentified Redhead by Alice ClaytonOnly You by Lorna PeelAct Like It by Lucy ParkerHeart Journey by Robin D. OwensHow to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder
Actor Heroes in Romance
91 books — 22 voters
Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyEmbodied Acting by Rick KempNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Books on Embodiment, Theatre, Acting and Cognitive Science
43 books — 20 voters

Montgomery Clift by Patricia BosworthMy Wicked, Wicked Ways by Errol FlynnAs You Wish by Cary ElwesJOHN WAYNE by James Stuart OlsonHe Ran All The Way by Robert Nott
Best Books By or About Actors
97 books — 19 voters
Only You by Lorna PeelShe Went All the Way by Meg CabotLove Unscripted by Tina ReberJude's Law by Lori FosterShe Said, He Said by Cheryl Kushner
Best Contemporary Romance Starring Actors and Actresses in the Lead
117 books — 18 voters

The Tragic Death by Lewis J.A. CorbettClinically Un-Depressed by Will HolcombThe Puzzler by Will HolcombBarefoot in the Park by Neil SimonOur Town by Thornton Wilder
Plays For Local Theatre
30 books — 17 voters
Games for Actors and Non-Actors by Augusto BoalWhen Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre by Edwin WongActing Class by Milton KatselasTowards a Poor Theatre by Jerzy GrotowskiThe Stanislavsky Technique by Mel Gordon
So You Want to be an Actor
19 books — 13 voters

Directing Actors by Judith WestonIn the Blink of an Eye by Walter MurchOn Directing Film by David MametProducing and Directing the Short Film and Video by Peter W. ReaMaking Movies by Sidney Lumet
To Be A Filmmaker
24 books — 12 voters
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidSimon vs The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliJust One Year by Gayle FormanStage Whispers by Adam FitzroyThe Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn
Fiction About Theatre And Acting
27 books — 10 voters

Audition by Michael ShurtleffRespect for Acting by Uta HagenThe Art of Coarse Acting, Or, How To Wreck An Amateur Dramati... by Michael Frederick GreenWhat I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to Hollywood by T.R. LockeI'm a F***ing Star by William Alexander
For Actors
13 books — 8 voters
Rescue Me! by Elda MingerAll Over You by Sarah MayberryThe Master Player by Emma DarcyBurning Up by Sarah MayberryThree Grooms and a Wedding (Bachelor Arms, #3) by JoAnn Ross
Actor and Actresses in Category Romance
68 books — 5 voters

Scared Scriptless by Alison SweeneyGoing Off Script by Jen WildeMiss Bubbles Steals the Show by Melanie MurrayStardust by Robert B. ParkerIt's a Wrap by Stella Chaplin
Director's Chair
10 books — 4 voters
On The Roof by Samantha HahnHamilton by Lin-Manuel MirandaI'm a F***ing Star by William AlexanderThe Riverside Shakespeare by William ShakespeareThe Greek Plays by Aeschylus
How to Fake a Classical Acting BFA
45 books — 4 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books made into movies with Emma Watson
16 books — 4 voters
The Crucible by Arthur MillerEquus by Peter ShafferOur Town by Thornton WilderLife of Galileo by Bertolt BrechtBroken Glass by Arthur Miller
Dramatic Theatre Plays I Have Read And Seen
94 books — 4 voters

Better Nate Than Ever by Tim FederlePlay It Again by Laura DowerA Play for the Festival by Mabel Esther AllanSetting the Stage by Lindsay ChampionKing of Shadows by Susan Cooper
#MGCarousel - Books About Theater
45 books — 4 voters
Stage Fright on a Summer Night by Mary Pope OsborneThe Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright by Stan BerenstainFancy Nancy by Jane O'ConnorAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanA Tuba Christmas by Helen L. Wilbur
Children's books about the Performing Arts
74 books — 4 voters

Sacred Theatre by Ralph YarrowKnow Thyself - Unraveling The Mystery Of Mind by Gian KumarARTIST by Jocelyn JonesFrom Ritual to Theatre by Victor TurnerThink From The Heart, Love From The Mind by Gian Kumar
Spiritual theatre and performance
32 books — 3 voters
The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen CushmanHollywood Party by K. Lloyd BillingsleyThe Hunger by Alma KatsuHollywood Lost by Ace CollinsHollywood Heathens by Den Warren
Hollywood Sign
10 books — 2 voters

Slave by Cheryl BrooksDown Murder Mountain by Frederick PossHers to Cherish by Patricia A. KnightMastering Her Desires by Melinda BarronBound to Trust by Jaci Burton
Undercover BDSM
8 books — 2 voters
Why the Museum Matters by Daniel H. WeissWhy Surrealism Matters by Mark PolizzottiWhy Acting Matters by David ThomsonWhy Architecture Matters by Paul GoldbergerWhy Arendt Matters by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
Why X Matters (Yale University Press)
19 books — 2 voters

The Talent by Daniel D'AddarioAlternate Oscars by Danny PearyThe Chancer by Fiona GrahamThe Champ is Here by Nathan Dragon
Award Statuettes
4 books — 2 voters
Acting by Kurt DawStanislavski by Jean BenedettiActing by Richard BoleslavskyThe Stanislavsky Technique by Mel GordonAn Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski
Acting: Thought into Action Recommended Reading
38 books — 1 voter

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