Welcome to New Harbinger's House Style Website

This site is your guide to New Harbinger's editorial style. If whatever you're looking for isn't here, let us know, and we'll get it up as soon as possible. To get around, you can use the links in the menu to the left or the subpage links below: they lead to the same places. Descriptions of each page follow:

Spelling, Uses, and Forms

Here you'll find the typical, alphabetized list you're used to in a style sheet. If you have a particular use or style question, you'll probably want to look here first.

Style and Usage Points

This contains a variety of "policy" points, covering our position on a range of style issues.

Inclusive Language in New Harbinger Books

This section covers various conventions for inclusive and sensitive language in New Harbinger books to ensure they accurately and considerately reflect the diversity of our readership.

Clearance and Reference Style

You'll find information here about permissions, and style for both in-line citations and reference sections.

Reference Style for Professional Books (APA Style)

Covers APA style, which we use for professional books only. 

Coding and Typemarking

Contains guidance on our coding and typemarking conventions, for in-house editors and copy editors working through this part of a New Harbinger edit.

Design Guidelines

Valuable information for determining how to structure books during the editorial process (head structure, sidebars, and so forth).

Author Credentials and Honorifics

This details information about how to style author names and credentials in book interiors, bylines, bios, titles, covers, and so forth.

Marketing Style

The information in this section is specifically for editors and proofreaders working with collateral from our marketing department. Please don't use any of the style information in this section if you're editing or proofreading a book project for New Harbinger.

Cookbook Style

A style guide for recipes, ingredient lists, and related elements. To be used for any New Harbinger book that includes recipes.

Official References and Personnel Contacts

Here you can find a list of our official references, our order of reference authority, and email and phone numbers for the New Harbinger editorial staff.

Please email questions or comments about this guide to any member of New Harbinger's Editorial team.