The Practice of Attention Cultivating Presence in a Distracted World
Cody Cook-Parrott
Published 2026
256 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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Petra Collins
Petra Collins
Published 2026
176 pages
Fierce Self-Compassion How to Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Your Power, and Thrive
Kristin Neff
Published 2026
384 pages
Indestructibles Baby Loves the Library (English)
Workman Publishing
Published 2026
12 pages
Women (Re)Writing Illness as Their Own The Processes and Products
Rachel N. Spear
Published 2026
192 pages
I Choose Me Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose and Embracing Reinvention
Jennie Garth
Published 2026
304 pages
Swinging Against the Axis
Bill Tortolano
Published 2026
160 pages
The Invisible Rockstars Music's Most Masterful Producers on the Magic and Mayhem of Making Records
Dana L. Miller
Published 2026
460 pages
Dance Dance Film Essays
Karen Kelly, Barbara Schroeder, Lynne Cooke, Douglas Crimp
Published 2026
224 pages
Representing Violence Against Women Asylum, Voice and Testimony
Rashida Manjoo
Published 2026
216 pages
Walter Benjamin's Ark A Departure in Biography
John Schad
Published 2026
260 pages
Roy Orbison King of Hearts
Jeff Apter
Published 2026
304 pages
Something We Said Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word and Me
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Published 2026
288 pages
Follow Your Art Uncover and Unleash Your Creative Voice
Ilana Griffo, Katie Johnson
Published 2026
176 pages
Nicolai Serguéeff and the Sleeping Beauty A Living Ballet Tradition
Maureen Gupta
Published 2026
256 pages
Composing Olana
Annik LaFarge
Published 2026
208 pages
Reading As Method
Oliver Simons, Professor of Germanic Languages Oliver Simons
Published 2026
156 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
Resilience The Life History and Grand Canyon Art of Curt Walters
dDamian Foreman, Curt Walters
Published 2026
384 pages
Neil Kirk in Vogue The Supermodel Years
Iain R. Webb, Vivienne Kirk
Published 2026
240 pages
Restrung Fatherhood in a Different Key
Matt Fogelson
Published 2026
256 pages
Voices
Frederic Prokosch, Kathryn Davis
Published 2026
360 pages
Night Voices
Frank Capra
Published 2026
88 pages