Chicago Style Book Titles: Formatting Tips

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What is the correct way to write a book title in Chicago style? How do you handle italics, quotation marks, and capitalization? Writing a book title in Chicago style can be confusing since there are many rules and guidelines to follow. This discussion will provide an overview of the correct way to write a book title in Chicago style, including how to handle italics, quotation marks, and capitalization. We will also discuss any exceptions to these rules and provide examples of correctly written book titles.

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Chicago style offers a few different ways to format titles of books.

The first is using italicized text, which is done by capitalizing the first letter of each word in the title and putting the entire title in italics. For example, if the title of your book is The Catcher in the Rye, it would be written as The Catcher in the Rye.

The second way to format book titles in Chicago style is to put them in quotation marks. This is similar to the italicized style, but instead of the entire title being in italics, only the title and subtitle of the book are placed in quotation marks. For example, The Catcher in the Rye would be written as "The Catcher in the Rye".

Finally, if the book being referenced is part of a larger work such as an anthology or collection, the title of the book should be written in roman type, and in quotation marks. For example, if the title of the anthology is The Norton Anthology of English Literature, and the book being referenced is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, it would be written as "Pride and Prejudice" in The Norton Anthology of English Literature.

Ultimately, the best way to format book titles for a Chicago Style paper is to refer to the Chicago Manual of Style for direction on which style to choose.

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The Chicago Manual of Style has guidelines for citing and formatting titles of books. To format a book title in Chicago style, start by putting the title in italics. Then, capitalize the first letter of all the major words in the title. For example, if you were citing the book To Kill a Mockingbird, the title would look like this in Chicago style: To Kill a Mockingbird.

When mentioning the title in the text of the paper, do not style it in any special way. Write it out using ordinary sentence capitalization. For example, in your paper you would refer to the book as "To Kill a Mockingbird," not "To Kill a Mockingbird."

When making a reference list entry for a book, follow the guidelines from the Chicago Manual of Style. This usually involves listing the author, title (in italics), edition (if it is not the first edition), publisher, and year of publication. For a book reference, you may also include the city of publication and the ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

Hopefully that helps you properly format book titles in Chicago style!