Citations - Statewide: Books

Book Citations in MLA

Color Coding Legend
Author(s) or Editor(s) Title of Book, Periodical, Album or Site Title of Article, Section, Chapter or Song Volume & Issue Medium of Publication
City of Publication Publisher Date Pages Other Information

 

Source In-Text Citation Works Cited Page Citation

Book - One Author

 

Format:

(Author last name page number).

Example:

(Henley 45).

 

Format:

Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999

E-book

 

Format:

(Author last name page number).

Example:

(Rowley 45)

Format:

Author Last Name, First NameTitle of eBook. Type of eBook, PublisherYear of Publication

Example:

Rowley, HazelFranklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage. Kindle ed., Farrar2010

Example (if you don't know the type of eBook):

Rowley, HazelFranklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage. EBook, Farrar2010

 

Editor Only No Author

Format:

(Editor last name page number).

Example:

(Holland 145)

Format:

Editor Last Name, First Name, editor. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication

Example:

Holland, Merlin, editor. The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde. Holt, 2000

Chapter or Section in a Book or Anthology​

Format:

(Author last name page number).

Example:

(Harris 25)

Format:

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Essay/Chapter." Title of Collection, edited by Editor's Name. Publisher, Year, Page range of entry

Example:

Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One, edited by Ben Rafoth, Heinemann, 2000, 24-34.