Self-help · Similar reads
Books like The Elements of Style
The best books like The Elements of Style are On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Bird by Bird, and Steal Like an Artist. The Elements of Style by Strunk & White is about writing, clarity, style. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King · Memoir
On Writing is Stephen King's memoir of the writing life combined with a practical toolkit for writers.
Both dig into writing.
Read the summary → - Bird by Bird
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Anne Lamott · Self-help
Bird by Bird is Anne Lamott's guide to writing and the creative life, grown from a course she taught at UC Davis and developed over years of writing novels, essays, and journalism.
Both dig into writing.
Read the summary → - Steal Like an Artist
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Austin Kleon · Self-help
Steal Like an Artist is Austin Kleon's short, illustrated guide to the creative process, built around the premise that nothing is truly original — all creative work is built from and inspired by what came before.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - Show Your Work!
- On Writing Well
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William Zinsser · Self-help
On Writing Well is William Zinsser's case that good nonfiction writing is not a talent you either have or don't, but a craft built on a small number of learnable principles — most of them reducible to the instruction to cut.
Shares writing and clarity with The Elements of Style.
Read the summary → - Revising Prose
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Richard A. Lanham · Self-help
Revising Prose is Richard Lanham's short, sharp guide to diagnosing and fixing bad writing.
Shares writing and clarity with The Elements of Style.
Read the summary → - A Moveable Feast
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Ernest Hemingway · Memoir
A Moveable Feast is Hemingway's posthumously published account of his years in Paris during the 1920s, when he and his first wife Hadley lived cheaply in Montparnasse while he apprenticed himself to the work of becoming a writer.
Both dig into writing.
Read the summary → - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami · Memoir
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is Haruki Murakami's memoir of his life as a runner, written during training for the 2005 New York City Marathon.
Both dig into writing.
Read the summary → - 12 Rules for Life
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Jordan Peterson · Self-help
12 Rules for Life is Jordan Peterson's attempt to distill what clinical psychology, comparative mythology, the Bible, and evolutionary biology say about how to live.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - A Mind for Numbers
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Barbara Oakley · Self-help
A Mind for Numbers is Barbara Oakley's guide to learning hard subjects effectively, written primarily for students struggling with mathematics and science but drawing on cognitive science principles that apply to any demanding field.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques
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Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques
Valérie Filiou · Self-help
Abstract Painting is a practical handbook for painters who want to move beyond representation and learn to work with color, form, and gesture on their own terms.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - Atomic Habits
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James Clear · Self-help
Atomic Habits is James Clear's framework for how very small changes — habits so minor they seem to make no difference on any given day — compound into remarkable results over months and years.
A kindred self-help read.
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Books like The Elements of Style: quick answers
What are the best books like The Elements of Style?
The best books like The Elements of Style by Strunk & White are On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon, On Writing Well by William Zinsser, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Elements of Style, such as writing, clarity, style.
What should I read after The Elements of Style?
A natural next read after The Elements of Style is On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King. Both dig into writing. Other strong choices are Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon.
What books are similar to The Elements of Style by Strunk & White?
The Elements of Style centers on writing, clarity, style. Books with a similar feel include On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon, On Writing Well by William Zinsser, Revising Prose by Richard A. Lanham — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
