The comma queen book

New yorker copy editor norris between you and me, known for her comma queen videos on grammar and style, once again takes readers on an entertaining, erudite, and altogether deligh. A space fit for a comma queen for the author and former new yorker copy editor mary norris, furnishing an apartment is all about the books. Which is why even those of you who dont have the soul of a secondgrade grammar teacher will love between you and me, the hilarious and delightful memoir by the longtime new yorker copy editor, mary norris, who confides in the subtitle that she is a comma queen. She has been referred to by some as a prose goddess, or a comma queen, and indeed, a whole chapter of this book is devoted to comma usage, and cleverly titled. Now the comma queen is back, this time probing deep into the language of euripides and plato. The comma queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the winedark sea. At the clients request, copy editing and content editing services may be provided using traditional pen markups on printed paper. In the calvinistic world of magazines, maladjusted grammar weirdos simply fall to their natural station. The serial comma is a pawn in the war between town and gown. Norris has been referred to by some as a prose goddess, or a comma queen. Mary norris, the comma queen, explains the order of operations for punctuation marks in asides and afterthoughts. Now she brings her vast experience, good cheer, and finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of. A passion for punctuation meets a love for all things.

The comma queen and the internets copy chief on what matters to. The above is not a full sentence, i know but i think i can get away with it by calling it my style. That book a record of her equally passionate relationship with. Confessions of a comma queen, digs at the dash in mobydick, the new yorkers insistence on doubling the l in. She has been referred to by some as a prose goddess, or a comma queen, and indeed, a whole chapter of this book is devoted to comma usage, and cleverly titled comma, what is a semicolon, anyway. All comma queen editing services will be provided in the following format. Comma queen the new pronoun in town in a new book, allan metcalf traces guys to guy fawkes, the original bad guy, who, shortly after midnight on november 5.

Comma queen news, opinion, and analysisthe new yorker. To call it the oxford comma gives it a bit of class, a little snob appeal. Confessions of a comma queen by mary norris and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Norris has spent more than 35 years in the new yorkers legendary copy department, earning the nickname comma queen along the way.

But the book between you and me by new yorker copy editor mary norris subtitle. A collection of articles about comma queen from the new yorker, including news, indepth reporting, commentary, and analysis. After decades working as a journalist, and now as a novelist, i know how important copy editors can be, how often they save writers from embarrassing errors, and how underappreciated and underpaid they are. Mary norris has spent more than three decades in the new yorker. She is an inductee in the podcasting hall of fame, and the show is a fivetime winner of best education podcast in the podcast awards.

She has been on the staff of the new yorker for some 35 years, and a page oker for twenty of those. In greek to me, she delivers a delightful paean to the art of selfexpression through accounts of her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Confessions of a comma queen from the worlds largest community of readers. Norris excels when she lifts grammar off the page and. Confessions of a comma queen at the 2016 awp conference and book fair. Confessions of a comma queen by norris, mary abebooks.

Confessions of a comma queen is the first book by mary norris, who has been on the staff of the new yorker for some 35 years, and a page oker for twenty of those. We asked mary norris, the new yorkers comma queen and author. Id heard a lot about this text and this author, and its been thrilling to see a fellow editor top the bestseller lists and develop a. Comma queen culture developed from the latin et and, the ampersand, formerly the twentyseventh letter of the alphabet, is a character with a cult following among students of typography. In most cases, copy editing and content editing will be performed using microsoft word and utilizing the track changes and comment features. Mary norris has spent more than three decades in the new yorkers copy department, maintaining its celebrated high standards. Watch comma queen how to punctuate your parentheses. If you live and breathe the world of publishing, writing, or editing, you will enjoy norriss stories about the quirky way things are at the new yorker, where she has copyedited and proofread for many years. So it makes sense that her first book is a delightful discourse on the most common grammar, punctuation, and. Explore more than 260 standout titles picked by npr staff and critics. Of course norris, who began working at the new yorker in 1978, also became a copy editor by accident. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. New yorker editor makes her mark with new book chicago. At the morgan library, in an exhibit of books that had belonged to writers, i found a grammar mistake on the wall label accompanying thurbers.

Her new book, greek to me, is a rapturous memoir of falling in love with a language. Mary norris, comma queen, please accept my apologies for the errors of my ways. The new yorkers acclaimed comma queen explores her captivation with all things greek. December 8, 2015 the book concierge is back and all new for 2015. Mignon fogarty is the founder of quick and dirty tips and the author of seven books on language, including the new york times bestseller grammar girls quick and dirty tips for better writing. Still havent subscribed to the new yorker on youtube c.