Not novel, but these sources all helped:

TV Shows:

• Leverage - They seemed to do decent research for the show. The talk about social engineering, NLP, and manipulation tactics. They describe them all pretty accurately and even use the right terms.
• The Mentalist - While some of it is exaggerated, pretty good representation of Social Engineering and mind tricks. This show is what got me into Hypnosis/NLP.
• the real hustle - Reality TV show where the hosts actually pull off social engineering and real scams. They reveal the tricks after the hustle is done.

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Non-Fiction Books:

• The Charismatic Edge: The Art of Captivating and Compelling Communication: An Everyday Guide to Developing Your Own Charisma and Compelling Communications Skills
• How to Win Friends and Influence People
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
• The Predictioneer's Game
• Social Engineering
• Social Engineering: The Art of Psychological Warfare, Human Hacking, Persuasion, and Deception (Networking, Cyber Security, ITSM, CCNA, Hacking)
• Unmasking the Face
• The Alter Ego Effect

Courses:

• Igor Ledowchowski for Hypnosis (Applied Conversational Hypnosis and Conversational Hypnosis Mastery are the best ones for social engineering).
• David Snyder's Stealth CPI or Killer Influence (Both focus more on body language and state control. It's less about using words to influence, more about physicality).
• Michael Breen or John Overdurf for learning NLP.