If you’re a writer or editor of academic or business/professional prose, you’ll want to add these to your bookshelf!

• The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook: Exercises for Developing and Revising Your Book Manuscript (2023).
• Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples (2018)
• Style: 10 Lessons in Clarity and Grace (13th edition, 2020)

I love the first for its ease of use and hands-on practicality; the second for its depth and vibrancy; and the third because it’s timeless and chock-full of excellent examples.

For freelance editors, this recent publication might become your new best friend: The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability (2024).

Read more about these recommendations in BoldFace, the blog for Editors Toronto (where you’ll also see my over-stuffed bookshelf).

What other books would you add?