Here Are Some More Books To Read To Improve Your Writing (sorted by Genre this time)

John Helps You Write Better
2 min readMar 23, 2023

Let’s add to your bookshelf.

I didn’t realize this was going to be a two-parter. In what is now the first part, I tried to lay out some books that I think are great representatives of their genres. None of us can possibly appoint books as universal bests, but everything I’m mentioning here are books that I think can not only be enjoyed but can teach you a lot if you’re looking for how to tell stories better.

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If you’re wondering what I think about book lists like these, check out the John Helps You Write Better podcast on Monday 3/27.

Onto the list:

Fantasy Novels

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Book of Koli by Mike Carey
The Raven Spell by Luanne G Smith

Urban Fantasy Novels

The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
White Trash Warlock by Derek Slayton

Detective Novels

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