Girl Gone Wild
Courtney Kocak
Published 2026
352 pages
The most popular art & creativity books of 2026
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 2026.
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Follow Your Art Uncover and Unleash Your Creative Voice
Ilana Griffo, Katie Johnson
Published 2026
176 pages
Composing Olana
Annik LaFarge
Published 2026
208 pages
Reading As Method
Oliver Simons, Professor of Germanic Languages Oliver Simons
Published 2026
156 pages
Creativity's Edge Unleashing Humanity’s Greatest Advantage in the Age of AI
Susan M. Riley
Published 2026
272 pages
Mondrian
Erik de Graaf
Published 2026
328 pages
A Place Both Wonderful and Strange The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks
Scott Meslow
Published 2026
272 pages
Comic Books A Graphic History
Blake Hoena
Published 2026
32 pages
JOAN Life Beyond the Script
Joan Lunden
Published 2026
400 pages
Dave Matthews Band 35th Anniversary Celebration
Suzette Hackney
Published 2026
256 pages
Restrung Fatherhood in a Different Key
Matt Fogelson
Published 2026
256 pages
André Bazin on Documentary Cinema's Urge to Explore
André Bazin
Published 2026
446 pages
SuperLearning Made Simple How to Learn More, Faster and Easier Than Ever Before
Brian Tracy
Published 2026
200 pages
A Joyful Way of Being Rediscovering Creative Expression in the Middle of Life
BrittMarie Eksell
Published 2026
256 pages
Disco Dave
Jody Jensen Shaffer
Published 2026
32 pages
Even the Good Girls Will Cry A '90s Rock Memoir
Melissa Auf der Maur
Published 2026
432 pages
Tribute Kazuo Takahashi
Darren Davis
Published 2026
26 pages
Toronto Edwardian Frank Darling, Architect of Canada's Imperial Age
David Winterton, David E. Winterton
Published 2026
384 pages
Shape and Momentum An Insomniac's Guide for a World in Constant Motion
Liz Lerman
Published 2026
252 pages
Feel the Floor Restoring the Life and Legacy of Jazz Choreographer Buddy Bradley
Maureen Footer
Published 2026
304 pages
Fly, My Darling
Lisa K. Richter
Published 2026
256 pages
Female Force Rosario Dawson
Darren G. Davis
Published 2026
26 pages
Waiting in the Wings
Salima Hashmi
Published 2026
256 pages
Front Lines A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance
Susan Simensky Bietila
Published 2026
192 pages