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The books under the Maya section in the link u/Mictlantecuhtli gave are good. Forest of Kings, Michael Coe's The Maya, etc.
For a general overview of the Maya with great pictures, try Maya: Divine Kings of the Rainforest (definitely an inter-library loan book to get!).
If you're interested in Maya writing try Michael Coes' Reading the Maya Glyphs, or The Art of the Maya Scribe.
Much of Maya history is known from the text written about the royalty, so if that interests you try Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens. Talks about the individuals and the relations between different cities, but might be too specific about names and chronology so it depends on whether you like that stuff. Maybe get a general overview of their history first, then definitely explore the people.
You can find a lot in our booklist- I'll single out some from there that focus on writing and add some more.
Maya history enthusiast here.
IMHO
to begin with:
http://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Ancient-Peoples-Places-Paperback/dp/B0043QJF08/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422130964&sr=1-12&keywords=the+maya+coe
And then:
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Maya-Code-Third-Edition/dp/0500289557
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Kings-Dynasty-Ritual-Maya/dp/0807612782/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422130964&sr=1-9&keywords=the+maya+coe
http://www.amazon.com/Chronicle-Maya-Kings-Queens-Deciphering/dp/0500287260/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422131034&sr=1-1&keywords=maya+kings+and+queens