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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Unfinished
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Unfinished

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Published 2021

256 pages

In the Weeds
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In the Weeds

Tom Vitale

Published 2021

304 pages

The Siren
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The Siren

Katherine St. John

Published 2021

416 pages

Checkout 19
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Checkout 19

Claire-Louise Bennett

2021 · 2023 edition

288 pages

Unprotected
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Unprotected

Billy Porter

Published 2021

288 pages

The Untold Story
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The Untold Story

Genevieve Cogman, 珍娜薇·考格曼

Published 2021

384 pages

Sunshine Girl
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Sunshine Girl

Julianna Margulies

Published 2021

229 pages

Bourdain
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Bourdain

Laurie Woolever

Published 2021

464 pages

Sellout
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Sellout

Dan Ozzi

2021 · 2022 edition

464 pages

Live Your Life
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Live Your Life

Amanda Kloots, Anna Kloots

Published 2021

336 pages

Manifesto
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Manifesto

Bernardine Evaristo

2021 · 2022 edition

192 pages