The most popular art & creativity books of 2021

Books about art and creativity are about people who make things. Painters, writers, musicians and performers chase an idea, doubt themselves and sometimes pay dearly for their gift. These novels, memoirs and guides are inspiring for anyone with a creative life of their own. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Girlhood
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Girlhood

Melissa Febos

Published 2021

336 pages

Capote's Women
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Capote's Women

Laurence Leamer

2021 · 2023 edition

368 pages

Unfinished
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Unfinished

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Published 2021

256 pages

Rememberings
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Rememberings

Sinéad O'Connor

2021 · 2022 edition

285 pages

Bourdain
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Bourdain

Laurie Woolever

Published 2021

464 pages

Trejo
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Trejo

Danny Trejo

Published 2021

288 pages

The Siren
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The Siren

Katherine St. John

Published 2021

416 pages