Big Ol' List of Improv Books (2020)

Title|Author(s)|Kindle?|Notes :--|:--|:--|:--|:--
How To Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater|Kenn Adams|Y| The Complete Improviser|Bill Arnett|Y| Improv Made Easier|Rich Baker|Y| Inside Improvisation: The Science Behind Theatrical Improvisation and How To Get Better|Richard Bennett|Y|Kindle Only| Jill Bernard's Small Cute Book of Improv|Jill Bernard|N| Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual|Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh|N| Aerodynamics of Yes|Christian Capozzoli|Y| Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser|Jimmy Carrane and Liz Allen|N| The Inner Game of Improv: 5 Steps to Getting Bigger in Your Improv Career|Jimmy Carrane|Y|Kindle Only| Long-Form Improvisation & The Art of Zen: A Manual For Advanced Performers|Jason Chin|N| | Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Peformance: History, Practice, Theory|Anthony Frost, Ralph Yarrow|Y| | Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy: The Harold|Matt Fotis|Y| | The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performance|Matt Fotis|Y| | Improv Comedy|Andy Goldberg|N| | Group Improvisation (Second Edition)|Peter Gwinn and Charna Halpern|N| Truth in Comedy|Charna Halpern, Del Close and Kim Johnson|N| Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation|Charna Halpern|N|Includes DVD Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds|Ben Hauck|Y| Acting on Impulse: The Art of Making Improv Theater|Carol Hazenfield|N| | How to be the Greatest Improviser on Earth|Will Hines|Y| Improv Nonsense: All the Posts|Will Hines|Y| | Pirate Robot Ninja: An Improv Fable|Will Hines, Billy Merrit|Y| | Improvisation|John Hodgson, Ernest Richards|N| | Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book|TJ Jagodowski, Dave Pasquesi and Pam Victor|N| Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre|Keith Johnstone|N| Impro for Storytellers|Keith Johnstone|Y| University Improv Comedy Society Manual|Nathan Keates|Y| | The Art of Chicago Improv: Short Cuts to Long-Form Improvisation|Rob Kozlowski|N| How to Teach Improvised Comedy: Using the Science of Expertise to Develop Masterful Improvisors|Jason Lewis|Y|Kindle Only| The Second City Almanac of Improvisation|Anne Libera|N| Improv Beyond Rules: A Practical Guide to Narrative Improvisation|Adam Meggido|Y| Take It Easy: And More Tips for the Dedicated Improviser|Ryan Millar|Y| Improvise Scene from the Inside Out|Mick Napier|N| Behind the Scenes: Improvising Longform|Mick Napier|N| Improv ABC: The A-Z Guide to Becoming An Unstoppable Improviser|Ben Noble|Y| | Improvising Now|Rob Norman|N| | Do It Now: Essays on Narrative Improv |Parallelogramophonograph|N| Improvisation: The Guide|Lyn Pierse|N| | Music Direction for Improv and Sketch Comedy|Michael Pollock|N| Musical Imrov Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment|Michael Pollock|n| Directing Improv: Show the Way By Betting Out of the Way|Asaf Ronen|Y| The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond|Tom Salinsky and Deborah Frances-White|Y| | The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook|Katy Schutte|N| | Process: An Improviser's Journey|Mary Scruggs and Michael Gellman|N| | The Heart of the Scene: An Approach to Improv Scenework|Pat Shay|Y| | Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques|Viola Spolin|Y| Theater Games for the Lone Actor|Viola Spolin|N| Improv For Everyone|Greg Tavares|Y|Avail on Kindle Unlimited| Improv Wins|Chris Trew and Tami Nelson|Y|Avail on Kindle Unlimited| The Triangle of the Scene: A simple, practical, powerful method for approaching improvisation|Paul Vaillancourt|Y| | Instant Songwriting: Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva|Nancy Howland Walker|Y| |

Not included: memoirs, oral histories, improv for business, improv for life, etc. If there is an error or you think a book should be added, please let me know!

You can view the 2018 Big Ol' List of Improv Books and book discussion HERE.