MLA 9th Style Guide: Book

Print Book

Format

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

Example

McKnight, Utz Lars. Frances E. W. Harper: A Call to Conscience. Polity Press, 2021.

eBook

Format

Author(s). Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Year. Title of Database or Website, URL.

Example

Yekelchyk, Serhy. Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/csn/detail.action?docID=6313237.

Common Exceptions

If you have two or three authors, include all names.

Example

Erickson-Schroth, Laura, and Benjamin Davis. Gender: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, 2021. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2691749&site=ehost-live.


If there are more than three authors, just include the first listed author's name followed by et al.

Example

Gonzaga, Luiz Ricardo Vieira, et al. Handbook of Stress and Academic Anxiety. Springer, 2022. SpringerLink, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12737-3.