What to Read After Bird by Bird
Readers who loved Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Bird by Bird is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Bird by Bird
Writing Down the Bones
The writing life
Zen in the art of writing
Reading Like a Writer
The right to write
Plot & structure
The art of fiction
No Plot? No Problem!
Becoming a writer
The forest for the trees
Operating Instructions
Grace (Eventually)
On Writing
The Elements of Style
Bel Canto CD
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
Naked
On writing well
Wild mind
Self-editing for fiction writers
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
The Liars' Club
Big Magic