In general, use italics for titles and subtitles of long works; use quotation marks for shorter works (39b).
BOOKS | Vietnamerica |
CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS | Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo |
FILMS AND VIDEOS | Star Wars |
LONG MUSICAL WORKS | Brandenburg Concertos |
LONG POEMS | Bhagavad Gita |
MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS | Ebony; the New England Journal of Medicine |
NEWSPAPERS | the Cleveland Plain Dealer |
PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE | Georgia O’Keeffe’s Black Iris |
PAMPHLETS | Thomas Paine’s Common Sense |
PLAYS | Les Misérables |
RADIO SERIES | All Things Considered |
RECORDINGS | The Ramones’ Leave Home |
SOFTWARE | Quicken |
TELEVISION SERIES | Breaking Bad |
WEB SITES | Salon |
Do not italicize titles of sacred books, such as the Bible and the Qur’an; public documents, such as the Constitution and the Magna Carta; or your own papers.