As we edit, we keep learning; you will, too. Experience is a great teacher, and so is the collection of books that follows. This list contains a few of the many sources you can turn to as you further your own education.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
The Art of Styling Sentences, 4th ed. Ann Longknife and K.D. Sullivan. Barron's, 2002.
The Associated Press Stylebook. Associated Press. Basic Books, 2004.
The Careful Writer. Theodore M. Bernstein. Atheneum, 1965.
The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers, 15th ed. University of Chicago Press, 2003.
The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications. Amy Einsohn. University of California Press, 2000.
Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words. Bruce Ross-Larson. W. W. Norton & Company, 1982.
The Elements of Style, 3rd ed. William Strunk and E. B. White. Macmillan & Co., 1979.
The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English. Bill Walsh. McGraw-Hill, 2004.
The Fine Art of Copyediting, 2nd ed. Elsie Myers Stainton. Columbia University Press, 2002.
Garner's Modern American Usage. Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Go Ahead... Proof It! K.D. Sullivan. Barron's, 1996.
The Gremlins of Grammar. Toni Boyle and K.D. Sullivan. McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Lapsing Into a Comma. Bill Walsh. Contemporary Books, 2000.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2003.
Modern American Usage: A Guide. Wilson Follet. Hill & Wang, 1998.
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English. Patricia T. O'Conner. Riverhead Books, 2003.
Word Court. Barbara Wallraff. Harcourt, Inc., 2000.
Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing. Patricia T. O'Conner. Harvest-HBJ Books, 2000.
Words Into Type, 3rd ed. Marjorie E. Skillin and Robert M. Gay. Prentice-Hall, 1974.
Your Own Words. Barbara Wallraff. Counterpoint Press, 2004.