The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar-an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. With the wisdom of nearly 120 years of editorial practice and a wealth of industry expertise from both Chicago's staff and an advisory board of publishing professionals, the eighteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is the go-to authority for editors and writers everywhere. If you work with words-no matter what the delivery medium-this is the one reference you simply must have. The most extensive revision in two decades! New and expanded style guidelines in response to evolving technologies and social change, Updated best practices for inclusive language and accessibility, New recommendations for fiction and other creative genres, Expanded attention to the self-publishing model and the needs of self-published authors, Thoroughly revised and expanded reference and citation recommendations