People often ask me which books on Storytelling I recommend. This is an intent to shortlist those titles I deem more interesting for a first approach to the subject.

STORYTELLING
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact
– Annette Simmons
The Story Factor – Annette Simmons
Story Engineering – Larry Brooks
Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story – Kendall Haven
On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction – Brian Boyd
The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human – Jonathan Gottschall
STORYTELLING & LEADERSHIP
The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative – Stephen Denning
Telling the Story: The Heart and Soul of Successful Leadership – Geoff Mead
STORYTELLING & SPEAKING
Doug Stevenson’s Story Theater Method – Strategic Storytelling in Business – Doug Stevenson
The Storyteller’s Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch On and Others Don’t – Carmine Gallo
Improving Your Storytelling: Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work and Play (American Storytelling) – Doug Lipman
WRITING
Three Uses of the Knife – David Mamet
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller – John Truby
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting – Robert McKee
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting – Syd Field
ORGANISATIONAL
Putting Stories to Work: Mastering Business Storytelling – Shawn Callahan
Working with Stories in Your Community Or Organization: Participatory Narrative Inquiry – Cynthia Kurtz
Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators and Meaning Makers– David B. Hutchens
BRANDING
StoryBranding(TM) 2.0 (Second Edition) – Creating Stand-Out Brands Through the Purpose of Story – Jim Signorelli
Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story – Peter Guber
Storytelling: Branding in Practice – Klaus Fog, Christian Budtz, Philip Munch, Stephen Blanchette
NARRATIVE COACHING
Narrative Coaching: The Definitive Guide to Bringing New Stories to Life – David B. Drake