Best Creativity Books

After my lists of mindfulness books and happiness books, here you can find the 20 Best Creativity Books in the World.

This list is created from the books on GoodReads tagged with “creativity”, sorted using an algorithm that favors number of reviews, average rating, and recent availability.

Nr Title – Author Year Amazon
1 Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True InspirationEd Catmull, Amy Wallace 2014
2 Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get DiscoveredAustin Kleon 2014
3 Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us AllTom Kelley, David Kelley 2013
4 Wreck This JournalKeri Smith 2007
5 Not a BoxAntoinette Portis 2006
6 Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of InnovationSteven Johnson 2010
7 The DotPeter H. Reynolds 2003
8 ArtPatrick McDonnell 2006
9 What It IsLynda Barry 2008
10 The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative BattlesSteven Pressfield 2002
11 How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life MuseumKeri Smith 2008
12 On Writing: A Memoir of the CraftStephen King 2000
13 The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment’s NoticeTodd Henry 2011
14 King Jack and the DragonPeter Bently, Helen Oxenbury 2011
15 Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and LifeAnne Lamott 1994
16 Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being CreativeAustin Kleon 2010
17 Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others DieChip Heath, Dan Heath 2007
18 Imagine: How Creativity WorksJonah Lehrer 2012
19 Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative MindJocelyn K. Glei 2013
20 Living Out Loud: Activities to Fuel a Creative LifeKeri Smith 2003

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