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Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

For anyone who has ever thought, "I want to write a book!" This list gathers craft and creativity-focused guides to help you build your skills, refine your process, and keep your imagination alive!

Think of this as your reading glow up! These books will teach you to slow down, look closer, and find what authors are hiding underneath a great sentence. The goal isn't to ace an exam - it's to get more out of every book you read, feel more confident in the forums or at book club, and learn to trust your instincts as a reader. One rule: Start with the book that excites you the most, not the one that sounds the most impressive. Your future self, thriving in the forums, will thank you!!

Includes novels, novellas/short story collections, and non-fiction

audiobooks where the narrator is the author! any book goes, no matter the genre. there may be multiple versions of the audiobook, but at least one version has the author as narrator. please suggest more in the comments!

Books of craft, technique, theory, and writing exercises

Stephen King's bibliography, in publishing order. Includes novels, collections, and nonfiction.

Here's a list of every book I studied, read, or was reccomended to read as part of my Writing and Literature BA - for eager academics, fellow writers & nostagic graduates💕 Let's milk my education💪

full-cast audio dramas have their place, and celebrity narrators are fun to recognize, but sometimes it's better to hear it in the author's voice, literally.

A list of books for aspiring authors 📖📚

books on books, writing, words, etc. fiction and non-fiction included

Nonfiction books on how to write -in all different genres- well. (Not so much about publishing, just writing for the joy of creating).

Is all this reading inspiring you to write your own book? Go for it! Here are some sources of tips, inspiration, and motivation. Recommendations accepted, especially how-tos for genres not yet covered.

Craft books that have been recommended to me or that I've found and enjoyed!

Are you trying to write 50,000 words of a novel in November? Previously known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) which has been disbanded, this is a yearly challenge to get though creative brains going! Here are some writing craft books to help you out.

Every book/story that Stephen King has published

books on writing (poetry, fiction, etc.)

Top 100 books of the 21st century

Because what's better than procrastinating writing by reading what other people have written about writing??