These are some recommended books by writers and translators about their craft. They are organized by genre.
See below for books on poetry, literary translation, fiction, and playwriting. Style manuals and publishing guides are also included.
Translation Studies Reader by 
Translation and Creativity by 
Can These Bones Live? by 
Why Translation Matters by 
Art of Translating Poetry by 
Reading Rilke by 
Fiction Writer's Workshop by 
Story Logic and the Craft of Fiction by 
On Writing Short Stories by 
On the Origin of Stories by 
The Eye of the Poet by 
Toward the Open Field by 
An Exaltation of Forms by 
Conversations with Rita Dove by 
What Is Found There by 
Playwriting Master Class by 
How Plays Work by 
Playwriting by 
The Playwright's Muse by 
