Relevant Books¶
A live list of books on technical writing and related topics, like content strategy and information architecture.
- Docs Like Code, by Anne Gentle.
- Letting Go of the Words, by Janice (Ginny) Redish.
- Modern Technical Writing, by Andrew Etter.
- The Product is Docs, by Christopher Gales
- Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, by Steve Krug.
- Bugs in Writing: A Guide to Debugging Your Prose, by Lyn Dupre
- Content Strategy 101, by Scriptorium
- Every Page is Page One, by Mark Baker
- Living Documentation, by Cyrille Martraire
- Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation, by Richard L. Hamilton
- Wicked, Incomplete, and Uncertain: User Support in the Wild and the Role of Technical Communication, by Jason Swarts
- Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors (multiple authors)
- Information Development: Managing Your Documentation Projects, Portfolio, and People, by JoAnn Hackos
- Information Architecture: For the Web and Beyond, by Lou Rosenfeld
- Practical Strategies for Technical Communication, by Mike Markel and Stuart Selber
- Content Everywhere: Strategy and Structure for Future-Ready Content, by Sara Wachter-Boettcher
- Structured Writing, by Mark Baker
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