William Goldman, Adventures in the Screen Trade - this book is a frank and amusing reminder that "Nobody knows anything." by the author of "The Princess Bride," among many other treasures, as he recounts tales of pursuing his craft, always with an eye towards never being boring.

David Howard and Edward Mabley, Tools of the Screenwriting, A Writer’s Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay - this book frames elements of screenwriting as cinematic tools you can use to elevate your craft and unite your storytelling around the central story you want to tell
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Linda Seger, Making a Good Script Great - this book provides a writer-focused guide to rewriting by going deeper into story and further developing characters and narrative arcs
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Linda Seger, Creating Unforgettable Characters - this book goes more deeply into character development by interrogating underlying goals, motivations, behaviors and gaining a deeper understanding of what is personally at stake for each character
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NK Jemisin, Growing Your Iceberg - this provides one practical approach to creating a speculative world, with an understanding of interrelated systems, natural forces and power dynamics
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E.J. Wenstrom, May 21, 2019, World-Building Tips from the Masters:  this article links out to five celebrated speculative fiction authors who give their best world-building tips, demonstrating how different approaches can work.
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The Heroines Journey Project - this reframes the traditional "Hero's Journey" to create a more inclusive understanding of character struggles and journeys 
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Blake Snyder, “Save the Cat” - this provides practical tools to evaluating your script's structure to help identify where your story may benefit from greater clarity or precise story beats. Fair warning, though, starting from a "Save the Cat" outline can lead to more generic and predictable scripts.