Start with high-confidence screenwriting books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Story
Robert McKee
The Anatomy of Genres
John Truby
The TV Writer's Workbook
Ellen Sandler
Video Game Storytelling
Evan Skolnick
Essentials of Screenwriting
Richard Walter
Scriptnotes
John August, Craig Mazin
Crafty TV Writing
Alex Epstein
The Anatomy of Story
How to Write for Television
Madeline Dimaggio
The Art of Dramatic Writing
Lajos Egri
American Beauty
Alan Ball, Sam Mendes
Erin Brockovich
Susannah Grant
Adaptation
Charlie Kaufman, Robert McKee
Slumdog Millionaire
Simon Beaufoy
Story Structure Architect
Victoria Lynn Schmidt
Story Engineering
Larry Brooks
Inside the Room
Linda Venis
