Recommended Reading

• William Germano. Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

  Overview of the scholarly publication process and all its oddities and expectations!

• William Germano. From Dissertation to Book. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

  This book contains the best advice for turning a thesis into a book that an academic publisher might be willing to consider. Also, it offers some very solid writing advice for editors of academics.

• The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (most recent edition). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

  The Bible for all academic editors. This includes both Humanities styles and Author-Date styles for references.

• Joseph Gibaldi and Walter S. Achtert. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: The Modern Language Association.

  If you have to use MLA style, this is the nuts and bolts version.

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

  APA style is one of the most commonly used author-date styles in the social sciences, specifically psychology, behavioral and social sciences, nursing, criminology, and personnel areas. The guide is a must for anyone dealing in any of these fields and also can be used for working in the sciences with author-date style.