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100 Must-Read, Best Books on Writing and the Writer's Life

Read better. Write better. Your personal MFA in Creative Writing. These are must-read books for a writer.
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A House of My Own (Sandra Cisneros)
A House of My Own (Sandra Cisneros)
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A Little Book on Form (Robert Hass)
A Little Book on Form (Robert Hass)
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A Personal Anthology
A Personal Anthology
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A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
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About Writing (Samuel R. Delany)
About Writing (Samuel R. Delany)
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The Anatomy of Story (John Truby)
The Anatomy of Story (John Truby)
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Art and Fear
Art and Fear
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The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story (Edwidge Danticat)
The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story (Edwidge Danticat)
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (John Gardner)
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (John Gardner)
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The Art of Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Art of Memoir (Mary Karr)
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The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
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Big Magic (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Big Magic (Elizabeth Gilbert)
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within (Elif Shafak)
Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within (Elif Shafak)
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Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (Louise Erdrich)
Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (Louise Erdrich)
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Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right (Bill Bryson)
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right (Bill Bryson)
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Bullies, Bastards and Bitches (Jessica Morrell)
Bullies, Bastards and Bitches (Jessica Morrell)
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Crazy Brave (Joy Harjo)
Crazy Brave (Joy Harjo)
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Lynne Truss)
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The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E. B. White
The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E. B. White
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction (Donald Maass)
The Emotional Craft of Fiction (Donald Maass)
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Everybody Writes (Ann Handley)
Everybody Writes (Ann Handley)
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The First Five Pages (Noah Lukeman)
The First Five Pages (Noah Lukeman)
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The Forest for the Trees (Betsy Lerner)
The Forest for the Trees (Betsy Lerner)
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Free Within Ourselves (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Free Within Ourselves (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
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Getting Into Character (Brandilyn Collins)
Getting Into Character (Brandilyn Collins)
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The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou - 1981)
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou - 1981)
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If You Want to Write (Brenda Ueland)
If You Want to Write (Brenda Ueland)
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Immersion (Ted Conover)
Immersion (Ted Conover)
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In Other Words (Jhumpa Lahiri)
In Other Words (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
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It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences (June Casagrande)
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences (June Casagrande)
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The Kick-Ass Writer (Chuck Wendig)
The Kick-Ass Writer (Chuck Wendig)
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The Language of Fiction (Brian Shawver)
The Language of Fiction (Brian Shawver)
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The Lie That Tells a Truth (John Dufresne)
The Lie That Tells a Truth (John Dufresne)
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The Magic Words (Cheryl Klein)
The Magic Words (Cheryl Klein)
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Making a Good Script Great (Linda Seger)
Making a Good Script Great (Linda Seger)
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Memoirs (Pablo Neruda)
Memoirs (Pablo Neruda)
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The Modern Library Writer's Workshop (Stephen Koch)
The Modern Library Writer's Workshop (Stephen Koch)
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Naked, Drunk and Writing (Adair Lara)
Naked, Drunk and Writing (Adair Lara)
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