What to read to become more creative

Five books that define creativity and tell you how to inspire it

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-reads/2023/07/12/what-to-read-to-become-more-creative

A World of My Own: A Dream Diary. By Graham Greene. Reinhardt Books; 128 pages; £12.99

The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. By Julia Cameron. TarcherPerigee; 272 pages; $19. Souvenir Press; £16.99

The Cult of Creativity. By Samuel Franklin. University of Chicago Press; 264 pages; $26 and £20

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The Economist’s Bartleby columnist has argued that tedium is the best way to unlock creativity in the workplace. Last year we reviewed a book that examined animals’ creativity. And in 2021 our culture correspondent looked at how the covid-19 pandemic boosted artists’ creative output.