The most popular art & creativity books of 2023

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 2023.

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Yellowface
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Yellowface

R. F. Kuang

Published 2023

322 pages

Secretly Yours
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Secretly Yours

Tessa Bailey

2023 · 2025 edition

384 pages

The Echo of Old Books
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The Echo of Old Books

Barbara Davis, باربرا ديفيس, سوار أحمد قادرة

Published 2023

443 pages

Love, Pamela
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Love, Pamela

Pamela Anderson

Published 2023

256 pages

Adelaide A Novel
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Adelaide A Novel

Genevieve Wheeler

2023 · 2024 edition

304 pages

Mysteries of Thorn Manor
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Mysteries of Thorn Manor

Margaret Rogerson, Vincent Basset, Charlie Bowater

Published 2023

192 pages