
The Last Real Showgirl
Diane Christiansen
Published 2025
268 pages
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 2025.

Diane Christiansen
Published 2025
268 pages

Radu Guiasu
Published 2025
120 pages

Graham Fellows
Published 2025
240 pages

Stephanie Waring
Published 2025
254 pages

Leslie Grandy
Published 2025
272 pages

Laura Morris
Published 2025
80 pages

Published 2025
334 pages

Jim Burger
Published 2025
92 pages

Tony Hsu
Published 2025
232 pages

John Lee Hooker Jr.
Published 2025
236 pages

Anabella Lenzu
Published 2025
192 pages

Claudia Huang
Published 2025
152 pages

Hilton Als
Published 2025
320 pages

Shawn Sudia-Skehan
Published 2025
400 pages

Published 2025
228 pages

Cather Studies
Published 2025
380 pages

Miranda Keeling
Published 2025
192 pages

Kelli Storm
Published 2025
272 pages

Suleika Jaouad
Published 2025
336 pages

Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Published 2025
272 pages

Dora Wang
Published 2025
112 pages

Jessica James
Published 2025
368 pages

Martin Salisbury
Published 2025
112 pages

Joshua Gidding
Published 2025
256 pages