Event Books
Love reading? We’ve got you covered. We curated a selection of event-related books to inform and inspire our community of event planners and professionals.
Festivals: A Music Lover's Guide
Festivals is a must-have guide to the world’s best and most memorable music festivals. It showcases 50 bucket list festivals with photographs, posters, facts and figures, and draws attention to hundreds more to explore.
Glastonbury 50: The Official Story of Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury 50 is the authorised, behind-the-scenes, inside story of the music festival that has become a true global phenomenon. A great pictorial journey of a legendary festival.
Graphic Fest: Identities for Festivals & Fairs
Beautifully designed, Graphic Fest explores the process of identity design for festivals and fairs. It covers logo, souvenirs, custom application design, environment setting, type design and more.
Transforming Space Over Time: Set Design & Visual Storytelling
Transforming Space Over Time tells the stories of six diverse productions: five on Broadway and one off Broadway. It takes readers through the conceptual development of a set and the intense process of readying it for the stage.
Designing Experiences
Designing Experiences is a great introduction to what makes experiences personal and fulfilling. It offers a framework on design, providing a foundation on what makes a great experience from the user’s perspective.
Styling Beyond Instagram
This book is a must-read for aspiring event stylists. It’s a beautifully visual book that explores the world of prop styling. All the basics are covered, and you learn the logistics of starting a styling business.
Flower Colour Guide
If you like to host events or just enjoy styling with flowers, you’ll love the Flower Colour Guide. The book features 400 blooms that are represented through stunning photography.
1-Page Marketing Plan
The 1-Page Marketing Plan is a great place to start when marketing your business. It includes simple tips for those starting out or wishing to build their businesses. It’s easy to understand and covers all the things you need to know.
Building A StoryBrand
Building A StoryBrand simplifies how to present your business in a way that will engage your target market. Lots of practical actions steps and things to consider when building your own brand.
Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing
Company of One is an ideal read for freelancers and aspiring business owners. This book will help you think about how you develop and grow your new business, and challenge the assumption that bigger is better.
Mind Your Business: Workbook to Grow Your Creative Passion Into Full-time Gig
Mind Your Business is for aspiring entrepreneurs who are looking for a fun way to brainstorm the future of their business. It’s a workbook that encourages you to think and explore freely to build a business and life you love.
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown is a renowned self-help author who you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry with you. Dishing out daily practices to help you accept your imperfections, embrace them, and get on with achieving the best for your life.
Event Planning and Management: Principles, Planning & Practice
Event Planning and Management is a valuable resource for planners studying events-related modules, as well as early-stage practitioners. It offers a well-rounded approach to key models and theories as well as real-life insights.
Experiential Marketing: Secrets, Strategies, and Success Stories
This book dives into the fundamental principles of experiential marketing to connect with audiences, create relationships and drive brand affinity. A worthwhile read for anyone interested in pursuing experiential marketing and event activations.
The Non-Obvious Guide To Event Planning
It starts with the basics and makes it interesting. In this book, Event Planning, you’ll learn fresh strategies to select speakers, manage logistics, set a content road map, as well as plan and execute events of all types.