Dreyer’s English (Adapted for Young Readers): Good Advice for Good Writing

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Dreyer’s English (Adapted for Young Readers): Good Advice for Good Writing

ISBN: 9780593176801

“This work is based on Dreyer’s English: an utterly correct guide to clarity and style … published in the United States in hardcover by … Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2019”–Copyright page.

Adapted from the New York Times bestseller by Random House’s longtime copy chief, this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience, entertains as well as instructs.
Full of advice, insider wisdom, and fascinating facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to anyone who wants to be confident in their writing skills, or anyone who enjoys the power of language. Explored throughout are the mysteries of using punctuation, word choice decisions, and more, presented in a clear, concise and accessible manner made fun!

Biographical Note:
Benjamin Dreyer is vice president, executive managing editor and copy chief, of Random House. He began his publishing career as a freelance proofreader and copy editor, joining Random House as a production editor in 1993. He has copyedited books by authors including E. L. Doctorow, David Ebershoff, Frank Rich, and Elizabeth Strout, as well as Let Me Tell You, a volume of previously uncollected work by Shirley Jackson. A graduate of Northwestern University, he lives in New York City.