Originally created to help the writers at The Globe and Mail present clear, accurate, and concise stories in Canada’s National Newspaper, this comprehensive and entertaining style guide has now become a valuable tool for anyone who must put words on paper.

In this thoroughly revised new edition, writers will find help in avoiding both common and unexpected pitfalls, and easy-to-follow advice on reshaping passages that get in the way of a story.

The Globe and Mail Style Book also provides expert guidance on:
• how to refer to Canadian organizations, our court system and government
• people and placenames, in Canada and around the world (with 16 pages of maps)
• punctuation, spelling, and rules of grammar
• Canadian expressions and much more, eh?

Authoritative, concise, and a jolly good read, it’s all here from “Abattoir” to “Zuider Zee.”

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J.A. (Sandy) McFarlane, a senior editor at the Globe and Mail, has spent 30 years as a wire-service and newspaper-desk editor.

Warren Clements is editor of the Globe and Mail’s Commentary page, and also writes the “Word Play” column.

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