The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition

by University of Chicago Press

The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar—an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition! More than 1.75 million copies sold!

Much has happened in the years since the publication of the seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The world has transformed, and the Manual has risen to meet the moment. The eighteenth edition of this classic guide for writers, editors, and publishers is the most extensive revision in two decades.

Every chapter has been reexamined with diversity and accessibility in mind, and major changes include updated and expanded coverage of pronoun use and inclusive language, revised guidelines on capitalization, a broader range of examples, new coverage of Indigenous languages, and expanded advice on making publications accessible to people with disabilities. The Manual’s traditional focus on nonfiction has been expanded to include fiction and other creative genres in coverage of topics such as punctuation and dialogue, and the needs of self-published authors receive wider attention.

The citation chapters have been thoroughly reorganized for the benefit of new and experienced users alike, and the key concepts for editing mathematics have been integrated into the chapters where they will be most useful to generalists. Evolving technologies—from open-access publishing models to AI—are covered throughout. And naturally, there are some well-considered updates to familiar rules, including changes intended to align the Manual’s recommendations more closely with real-world usage.

As with every new edition, devotees of the Manual will find much to discover and ponder.

Genres: Writing, Reference, Language, Nonfiction

1192 pages, Hardcover

Published September 19, 2024

Reviews

[Dar Vig · Rating 5 out of 5]

captivating page-turner

[S. Alberto ঌ⁻⁷ (always yearning) · Rating 3 out of 5]

rtc

[ancientreader]

Beware of an ostensible paperback edition; it may sell for around $20, which is what I paid for it (Thriftbooks refunded me). The "book" I got is 140 pp long, doesn't follow the familiar Chicago formatting (6.32, for example), and doesn't have a CIP page.

I did think $20 was cheap for the paperback when list price for the hardcover is $75; what went through my head was some notion that the U of C Press had set the cost low for the impecunious and the cheap. Nope, nope, nope.

[nathan]

whew

[Henry Sorensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Minus one star for the garish color of the cover.

[RW · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun, silly, lots of knowledge; a good read, a better read than most novels nowadays; everyone could learn from this! À toute! Bisous! Auf wiedersehen!

[nico bradbury]

my quotes will now be smart, forevermore. (and if you are one of the few who get my joke, we are comrades).

[MegsChaosLibrary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let's be honest, I'm using this for references during my proofreading and editing work. This is A MUST for any type of writing. This edition makes the rules of style feel less intimidating and more like a helpful companion.
(also found tabs for this edition too!)

[Dianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book: 5 stars
Cover color: 0 stars. I threw away the dust jacket.

[ManuscriptMullet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, really solid citing method. Prefer this to APA or MLA anyday. Fuck all of you who enjoy Author-Date format, though. Y'all can suck a fat one. #swag #statyacademic #enlightend

[Sarah Bean]

jesus

[Judy]

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[Hannah Trimble · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute banger.

[allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for class, obviously not back-to-back, but it was helpful for my editing class.

[ASC Library]

REF 808.027 Chi