Literary criticism and books on language
- 1001 Words: An A–Z of effective vocabulary (2014)
- 1001 Words You Need to Know and Use: An A–Z of effective vocabulary (2010)
- 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way (2020)
- American English: History, structure and usage (2009)
- Banned List: A manifesto against jargon and cliché (2011)
- Because Internet: Understanding the new rules of language (2019)
- Better Pencil: Readers, writers, and the digital revolution (2009)
- Between You and Me: Confessions of a comma queen (2015)
- By Hook or by Crook: A journey in search of English (2007)
- Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (2019)
- Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (2010)
- Century of New Words (2007)
- Common Writing: Essays on literary culture and public debate (2016)
- Correct English: Reality or myth? (2015)
- Crucible of Language: How language and mind create meaning (2015)
- Damp Squid: The English language laid bare (2008)
- Does Spelling Matter? (2013)
- Don’t Believe A Word: The surprising truth about language (2019)
- English Grammar: The basics (2021)
- English Language: A very short introduction (2018)
- English Literature: A very short introduction (2010)
- Fight for English: How language pundits ate, shot, and left (2006)
- First You Write a Sentence: The elements of reading, writing … and life (2019)
- Good Word Guide: The fast way to correct English – spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage (2007)
- Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen (2019)
- Highly Irregular: Why tough, through, and dough don’t rhyme – and other oddities of the English language (2021)
- History of Writing (2021)
- How to Read a Word (2010)
- Hyphens & Hashtags*: *The stories behind the symbols on our keyboards (2021)
- Index, A History of the: A bookish adventure (2021)
- Introduction to Book History (2005)
- It’s Been Said Before: A guide to the use and abuse of clichés (2016)
- Joy of Syntax: A simple guide to all the grammar you know you should know (2018)
- Just My Type: A book about fonts (2010) review 1
- Just My Type: A book about fonts (2010) review 2
- Let’s Talk: How English conversation works (2020)
- Lexicographer's Dilemma: The evolution of 'proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park (2009)
- Library: A fragile history (2021)
- Little Book of Confusables: Simple spelling and usage tips to help smart people avoid stupid mistakes (2022)
- Making a Point: The pernickety story of English punctuation (2015)
- Multilingualism: A very short introduction (2017)
- Origins of Meaning: Language in the light of evolution (2007)
- Oxford History of English (2006)
- Oxford Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage (2008)
- Prodigal Tongue: The love–hate relationship between British and American English (2019)
- Right Word: A writer’s toolkit of grammar, vocabulary and literary terms (2021)
- Righting English that's Gone Dutch (2013)
- Righting the Mother Tongue: From olde English to email – the tangled story of English spelling (2010)
- Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary (2006)
- Samuel Johnson and the Journey into Words (2015)
- Sense of Style: The thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century (2015)
- Short Cuts: A guide to oaths, ring tones, ransom notes, famous last words, and other forms of minimalist communication (2010)
- Spell It Out: The singular story of English spelling (2012)
- Story of Be: A verb’s eye view of the English language (2017)
- Story of English in 100 Words (2011)
- Strange to Say: Etymology as serious entertainment (2021)
- Strictly English: The correct way to write … and why it matters (2010)
- Structure of Language: An introduction to grammatical analysis (2010)
- Talking Ape: How language evolved (2007)
- Teacher's Guide to Grammar (2007)
- That or Which, and Why: A usage guide for thoughtful writers and editors (2007)
- The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write (2022)
- Treasure-House of the Language: The living OED (2007)
- Virtual Words: Language on the edge of science and technology (2010)
- Vocabula Bound 1 and Vocabula Bound 2 (nd)
- What is English? And Why Should We Care? (2013)
- What’s Your Pronoun? Beyond He & She (2020)
- Why Is This a Question? Everything about the origins and oddities of language you never thought to ask (2022)
- Why We Talk: The evolutionary origins of language (2007)
- Word Perfect: Etymological entertainment for every day of the year (2020)
- Word by Word: The secret life of dictionaries (2018)
- Words Matter: Meaning and power (2020)
- Wordsmiths and Warriors: The English Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (2013)
- World without "Whom": The essential guide to language in the BuzzFeed age (2017)
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