Is it okay to italicize a book series?
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Is it okay to italicize a book series?
I just wanted to know what rule this is supposed to follow, because my Google searches came up short. Any external resources provided would be wonderful, as I am trying to improve my writing skills. Thank you in advance.
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Okay! So if I do a review and I have the book(s) and the series in it, I would italicize like this- East Wind and Lara and Uri?MrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑28 Sep 2020, 12:21 You must italicize every title used in a review. You also need to italicize series titles in OBC reviews.
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If that is the name of the series, yes.Katie Canedy wrote: ↑28 Sep 2020, 21:52Okay! So if I do a review and I have the book(s) and the series in it, I would italicize like this- East Wind and Lara and Uri?MrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑28 Sep 2020, 12:21 You must italicize every title used in a review. You also need to italicize series titles in OBC reviews.
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Thank you so much! Just was confused about this as I had never done it before. I appreciate t it greatlyMrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑29 Sep 2020, 06:41If that is the name of the series, yes.Katie Canedy wrote: ↑28 Sep 2020, 21:52Okay! So if I do a review and I have the book(s) and the series in it, I would italicize like this- East Wind and Lara and Uri?MrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑28 Sep 2020, 12:21 You must italicize every title used in a review. You also need to italicize series titles in OBC reviews.
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Hope this clears your doubts
Yes, you have to italicize the series name along with the title of the book.