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I think it's author preference. Either of these would be okay: “Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word “books” scrawled across the side. “Where do yo...
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I think it's author preference. Either of these would be okay: > “Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word “books” scrawled across the side. > > “Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word _books_ scrawled across the side. I would use the italics, but it's purely a preference, not a rule.