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As part of mentoring the wonderful young hopefuls of our industry, I am often asked “what books do you recommend about <insert UX-related subject>”.
I’m always happy to help, though I’m also amazed that people still read books, as I thought the average attention span these days was oh look Tiktok.
I’ve ended up collating a very long list, all of which I own and recommend to people constantly. It sits in an email that I have to keep digging out. So this post is entirely selfish and its purpose is to make my digital mentoring life easier.
Here’s everything I recommend and why
These are the best books for learning the craft that I’ve encountered over the last 15 years. I’ll be adding to them over time as I discover new and noteworthy publications.
The usability bibles
These are the basic texts which are either well known, have been around for a long time or are historically significant in the formation of our craft.
