Cite a book in the reference list by writing the author's last name and first initial. Find the year the book was published and write it in parentheses after the author's name.
Identify in italics the title of the book. Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in the title and subtitle. Insert a period after the book's title.
List the location of publication by naming the city, a comma and the state's abbreviation. Use a colon and write the publishers name. Finish the citation with a period.
Use this example as a model for a book citation in the reference list: Marquez, G. (1970). One hundred years of solitude. New York, NY: Harper Perennial.
Cite a book in the text of a paper by listing the author's last name and the book's publication year in parentheses. For example: Drinking red wine can decrease the chance of getting heart disease (Marquez, 1970).
Quote a specific line in the book and include the page number in the citation. Use the example: Pollution can cause "lethal health issues for children and adults" (Miller, 1999, p. 6).
Write the author's last name and publication year in the text when referencing the book and only include the page numbers if necessary in the in-text citation. For example: Gallagher (2009) insists that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" (p. 6).