Suzy Bills: The Freelance Editor's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Making Your Business Thrive, in Consultation with Aaron Ostler: University of California Press; Oakland, California, 2021, 326 pages, Paperback, $24.95, ISBN: 9780520381339.

Repeating the title and bibliographic info here: I The Freelance Editor's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Making Your Business Thrive i , by Suzy Bills in consultation with Aaron Ostler (U of Calif. Something along the lines of "Freelance Experienced Copy Editor and Proofreader Improving Accuracy and Turnaround Times" (eighty-nine characters) or "Freelance Experienced Copy Editor Focusing on Clarity and Concision" (sixty-six characters). Unlike a certain European book reviewer - whose name and nationality here will go unmentioned - who claimed never to have read a book that he (or she) had been assigned to review on the grounds that doing so might jeopardize his (or her) objectivity, let me immediately place my book reviewing credibility on the line by establishing two relevant points, to wit: I am one of those individuals who must read (and at times reread) every word of any book I review before feeling comfortable about putting my thoughts about it on paper and - I will be frank - I wish that I had had the opportunity to read Suzy Bills's I The Freelance Editor's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Making Your Business Thrive i (or some of its many comprehensive insights) years ago. [Extracted from the article]