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"Intellectual Labor" is a category for books that explore the work of the mind—how knowledge is produced, managed, performed and valued. It includes practical guides to knowledge work and creativity (productivity, writing, research methods, knowledge management), histories and sociologies of professions and cognitive labor, theoretical treatments from philosophy and cognitive science, memoirs and case studies of thinkers and knowledge workers, and analyses of economic, ethical and technological forces shaping mental work (including automation, intellectual property and the gig economy). These books address both individual practices (attention, expertise, creativity) and broader institutional, political and cultural contexts that define and reward thinking-intensive labor, making the category useful for scholars, professionals and anyone interested in the dynamics of cognitive work.

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