Here are some books that keep me thinking and keep me going
Books on Writing and Storytelling:
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir by Haruki Murakami
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert Caro
The Book Bible by Susan Shapiro
Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Books Specifically on Comedy Writing:
Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow
Books on Performance:
Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance by George Mumford
Books about Theater:
The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre by Don B. Wilmeth
Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway by Michael Riedel
Rewrites: A Memoir by Neil Simon
Technical Theater for Non-Technical People by Drew Campbell
The 90-Day Play: The Process and Principles of Playwriting by Linda Walsh Jenkins
Kazan on Directing by Elia Kazan
Books about Health in Mind and Spirit:
Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth
Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday
Books on Creativity:
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch
Leap First: Creating Work That Matters by Seth Godin
Books about the Movies:
The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans
What Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg
A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 Years in Hollywood by Irwin Winkler
Room to Dream by David Lynch, Kristine McKenna
The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up by David Rensin
Books about Stand-Up Comedy:
I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era by William Knoedelseder
Make 'Em Laugh: 35 Years of the Comic Strip, the Greatest Comedy Club of All Time! by Jeffrey Gurian
The Improv: An Oral History of the Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up by Budd Friedman