The most popular art & creativity books of 2024

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 2024.

Cover of A Duet of Darkness and Dreams An Off Limits 80s Romance

A Duet of Darkness and Dreams An Off Limits 80s Romance

L. H. Blake

Published 2024

424 pages

Cover of Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences

Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences

Brigit Young

2024 · 2025 edition

336 pages

Cover of A Murder in Hollywood

A Murder in Hollywood

Casey Sherman

2024 · 2025 edition

336 pages

Cover of Under Your Spell

Under Your Spell

Laura Wood

Published 2024

455 pages

Cover of My Weird School Special

My Weird School Special

Dan Gutman

2024 · 2025 edition

144 pages

Cover of Sun in My Heart

Sun in My Heart

Tricia T. Larochelle

Published 2024

218 pages

Cover of 50 Oscar Nights Iconic Stars and Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins

50 Oscar Nights Iconic Stars and Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins

Dave Karger

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of Common Yet Uncommon 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life

Common Yet Uncommon 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life

Sudhā Mūrti

Published 2024

200 pages

Cover of The Allotment on Willow Tree Lane A sweet, uplifting rural romance

The Allotment on Willow Tree Lane A sweet, uplifting rural romance

Lilac Mills

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of The Resistible Demise of Michael Jackson

The Resistible Demise of Michael Jackson

Mark Fisher

Published 2024

309 pages

Cover of With Every Great Breath

With Every Great Breath

Rick Bass

2024 · 2025 edition

336 pages

Cover of Creative Endurance

Creative Endurance

Mike Schnaidt

Published 2024

160 pages

Cover of Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Michele Botton, Marco Maraggi

Published 2024

128 pages

Cover of Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Edward Zwick, Ed Zwick

Published 2024

304 pages

Cover of Zodiac A Graphic Memoir

Zodiac A Graphic Memoir

Ai Ai Weiwei, Elettra Stamboulis, Gianluca Costantini

Published 2024

176 pages

Cover of The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians True Stories of the Magic of Reading

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians True Stories of the Magic of Reading

James Patterson, Matt Eversmann

Published 2024

335 pages

Cover of And Then We Rise A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

And Then We Rise A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

Common

Published 2024

209 pages

Cover of Crash & Burn

Crash & Burn

Katy Michele

Published 2024

464 pages

Cover of Dinner on Monster Island Essays

Dinner on Monster Island Essays

Tania De Rozario

Published 2024

179 pages

Cover of The House of Hidden Meanings A Memoir

The House of Hidden Meanings A Memoir

RuPaul

2024 · 2025 edition

256 pages

Cover of Barbara Comyns

Barbara Comyns

Avril Horner

2024 · 2025 edition

372 pages

Cover of Chokehold

Chokehold

Britt Reign

Published 2024

406 pages

Cover of Aftershock

Aftershock

Ling Zhang

Published 2024

Cover of To Hell and Back Again My Black Metal Story. Norway 1991-1993

To Hell and Back Again My Black Metal Story. Norway 1991-1993

Varg Vikernes

Published 2024

150 pages

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