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On Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne LamottWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books on Writing
802 books — 1,336 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
52 Book Club 2024: #18 An Apostrophe In The Title
698 books — 160 voters

Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonGood Omens by Terry PratchettUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
The 52 Book Club 2026: #15 - Subtitle With A Comma
264 books — 140 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.Are You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeWhy Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
Titles with a Question Mark?
1,242 books — 131 voters

Normal People by Sally RooneyOrbital by Samantha HarveyRules of Civility by Amor TowlesSeverance by Ling MaBird Box by Josh Malerman
The 52 Book Club 2026: #3 - Written Without Quotation Marks
145 books — 118 voters
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Titles with an Exclamation Point!
1,333 books — 75 voters

Heroes To The Public Villains To The Law by Marta NaterThe Copyeditor's Handbook by Amy EinsohnThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussOn writing well by William Zinsser
Best Books for Editors
90 books — 59 voters
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous BoschScepticism Inc. by Bo FowlerThe Glamour of Grammar by Roy Peter ClarkThe Sherlockian by Graham MooreSimple and Direct by Jacques Barzun
Cover Art Punctuation
90 books — 13 voters

The Book of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks by Bethany KeeleyThe official "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" scrapbook by Robert Stigwood"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan EllisonWhat They Did for Love by Denny Martin FlinnThe "Snoopy, Come Home" Movie Book by Charles M. Schulz
“Titles with Quotation Marks”
205 books — 11 voters
Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. by Bette GreeneOh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn ChildsExit Here. by Jason MyersI'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. by John DonovanGirl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick
Period in the Title.
75 books — 8 voters

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussAlfie the Apostrophe by Moira Rose DonohuePenny and the Punctuation Bee by Moira Rose DonohueSilent Letters Loud and Clear by Robin PulverThe War Between the Vowels and the Consonants by Priscilla Turner
Picture Books About Punctuation
11 books — 7 voters
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon [I Mean Noel] by Ellen RaskinBreakfast with Socrates by Robert Rowland SmithNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichTwinkie, Deconstructed by Steve EttlingerBenjamin Dickson Carr and His (George) by E.L. Konigsburg
Books with Parentheses in the Title
26 books — 7 voters

Master Harold...and the Boys by Athol Fugard...I Never Saw Another Butterfly... by Chaim PotokNo Matter Where You Go... There You Are... by Earl Mac RauchIf... by David Sherwin...Or Not to Be by Marc Etkind
Ellipsis in the Title
119 books — 6 voters
Plot it Yourself by Rex StoutMy Little Sister Can Read Kanji by Takashi KajiiJackboot Britain by Daniel S. William FletcherGangreen by Jef GeeraertsThat Semicolon Bitch Had To Die by Tom Conrad
Punctuation in Fiction
9 books — 5 voters

Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'ConnellThe Duke's Wicked Wife by Elizabeth BrightSex, Lies & Nikolai by R.J. LewisRelease! by J.S. ScottMr. Fiancé by Lauren Landish
Romance: Titles Includes Punctuation
139 books — 5 voters
The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago PressDevelopmental Editing by Scott NortonA Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson FowlerThe Grammar Daily by Mignon FogartyRandom House Webster's Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation by Random House
Editing 101
12 books — 4 voters

Nöthin' But a Good Time by Tom BeaujourHorrorstör by Grady HendrixDisappear Doppelgänger Disappear by Matthew SalessesMötley Crüe by Neil ZlozowerThe Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1 by Anaïs Nin
Ümlaüts
6 books — 3 voters
The Boyfriend List* by E. LockhartMASH by Richard HookerMVP* by Douglas EvansA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Asterisk in the Title
4 books — 2 voters

Taxonomist's glossary of genitalia in insects by Søren Ludvig TuxenOver Mintmarks and Hot Repunched Mintmarks by Kevin FlynnThe Museum of Drawers 1970-1977 by Herbert DistelBaroness Elsa's em dashes. by Astrid SemeThe Dolls' Cobbler a Guide to Shoemaking by Sylvia Rountree
Cochlear Fluid Beading Up On A Window Membrane
99 books — 1 voter

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