Today’s meme:
Writing guides, grammar books, punctuation how-tos . . . do you read them? Not read them? How many writing books, grammar books, dictionaries–if any–do you have in your library?
I admit it. My name is Jessica, and I like to read books about grammar and writing. I have lots of writing guides in my library. (Most stay in my nightstand.) Some recent additions include: Making a Literary Life, by Carolyn See; The 3 a.m. Epiphany, by Brian Kiteley; and Story Structure Architect, by Victoria Lynn Schmidt. My wishlist in this area most urgently includes Michael Chabon’s new Maps and Legends. I like reading grammar books like Sin and Syntax but I don’t seem to buy them. I tend to buy books shelved in the “Literary Criticism” section of the bookstore: How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Reading Like a Writer, etc.
My old standby reference books/manuals include The Chicago Manual of Style, Black’s Law Dictionary, and The Bluebook. I, of course, have many others including Webster’s Dictionary, American Heritage Dictionary, a thesaurus or two, and a Spanish/English dictionary. I also have a book or two about Spanish grammar.
I don’t have any “how to” books but maybe those will come once I buy a house.
Buy Making a Literary Life
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