The Associated Press Stylebook: 2026-2028

The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With the AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their writers and editors are famous.

The AP Stylebook will help you master the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, word and numeral usage. It also guides you through complex issues of thoughtful reporting, writing and storytelling. To make navigating this extensive guidance even easier, the Stylebook includes a comprehensive index.

Fully revised and updated to keep pace with world events, common usage and AP procedures, the AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without.