{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ghostwriting LLC","provider_url":"https:\/\/ghostwritingllc.com\/blog","author_name":"James","author_url":"https:\/\/ghostwritingllc.com\/blog\/author\/jamesadmin\/","title":"Do You Italicize Book Titles? A Complete Guide to Proper Formatting - Ghostwriting LLC","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u302ymfiSG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostwritingllc.com\/blog\/do-you-italicize-book-titles\/\">Do You Italicize Book Titles? A Complete Guide to Proper Formatting<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostwritingllc.com\/blog\/do-you-italicize-book-titles\/embed\/#?secret=u302ymfiSG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do You Italicize Book Titles? A Complete Guide to Proper Formatting&#8221; &#8212; Ghostwriting LLC\" data-secret=\"u302ymfiSG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/ghostwritingllc.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ghostwritingllc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/do-you-italicize-book-titles-a-complete-guide-to-proper-formatting-featured.png","thumbnail_width":1344,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"Yes, you should italicize book titles in most standard English writing. According to the major academic and publishing style guides\u2014including the Modern Language Association (MLA), the American Psychological Association (APA), and The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)\u2014full-length, standalone works like books, journals, and movies are always formatted in italics. However, there is one major exception: [&hellip;]"}