The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

To put together this list of books on storytelling, we asked journalists, authors, producers, filmmakers, and you, our Nieman Storyboard readers, for recommendations — and you more than came through. I’ve also included some of my own favorites, including work from the likes of bell hooks and Matthew Salesses. Though this list is by no means exhaustive (I could write a whole book about all the craft books that exist), it nevertheless captures an array of genres and perspectives that writers of all kinds can learn from.