Steal Like an Artist
by Austin Kleon
Break rules. Make stuff. Repeat.
For you if
you're at the beginning of making something and need permission to start with what you love instead of what's original
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Kleon gives you the creative pep talk you didn’t know you needed: nothing is original, and that’s the good news. Art, he reminds us, is remix, conversation, and theft with integrity. This is a pocket-sized permission slip to make boldly, borrow wisely, and turn influence into your own creative revolution.
Where This Book Lives
- Themes
- creativity
Same pattern, different era
Different time, different place. The same thing keeps happening.
Impro for Storytellers
Keith Johnstone
Make it up. Mean it anyway.
✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
Playing and Reality
D.W. Winnicott
Play is not preparation for life. It is life. Winnicott proves it.
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
Punch procrastination in the face.
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Art and Fear
David Bayles & Ted Orland
The messy truth of making things.
✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
For the family bookshelf
Same idea, written for a younger reader. Good for reading together.
Not a Box
Antoinette Portis
Imagination is the real revolution.
✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
What Do You Do With an Idea?
Kobi Yamada
Big ideas start small—and loud.
✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
Beautiful Oops!
Barney Saltzberg
A spill. A tear. A hole. All of them become something better.
✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST
The Dot
Peter H. Reynolds
She says she can't draw. Her teacher says: just make a mark.
✦ READ – REFLECT → RESIST