Use the following template or our APA Citation Generator to cite a book. For help with other source types, like books, PDFs, or websites, check out our other guides. To have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you, try our free citation generator.
Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.
Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). Title (p. Pages Used). City: Publisher.
Brookes, R. (2014). Study Guide Little Bird (p. 5). Adelaide: State Ed.
Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.
(Author Surname, Year Published)
“Paul Capsis and I spoke about the themes we were interested in exploring and the kind of theatre we wanted to make.” (Brookes, 2014)
RAYNOR, M. D., MARSHALL, J. E. AND SULLIVAN, A.
Decison making in Midwifery Practice
2005 – Elsever,Churchill Livingstone – United Kingdom
APA In-text Citation: (Raynor et al., 2005) APA Reference Page: Raynor, M., Marshall, J., & Sullivan, A. (2005). Decison making in Midwifery Practice (1st ed., p. 149). Elsever,Churchill Livingstone.
VANDENBROUCKE, R., RAYSON, H., WILLIAMSON, D., ELISHA, R., ENOCH, W., MAILMAN, D., ROBINSON, K. AND TAYLOR, T.
Contemporary Australian Plays
2014 – Bloomsbury Publishing
APA In-text Citation: (Vandenbroucke et al., 2014) APA Reference Page: Vandenbroucke, R., Rayson, H., Williamson, D., Elisha, R., Enoch, W., & Mailman, D. et al. (2014). Contemporary Australian Plays (pp. 213-236). Bloomsbury Publishing.
SHAKESPEARE, W. AND HIBBARD, G. R.
Hamlet
1987 – Oxford UP – Oxford
APA In-text Citation: (Shakespeare & Hibbard, 1987) APA Reference Page: Shakespeare, W., & Hibbard, G. (1987). Hamlet. Oxford UP.
DE QUINCEY, T. AND MORRISON, R.
Confessions of an English opium-eater and other writings
2013 – Oxford University Press – Oxford
APA In-text Citation: (De Quincey & Morrison, 2013) APA Reference Page: De Quincey, T., & Morrison, R. (2013). Confessions of an English opium-eater and other writings. Oxford University Press.
OLNEY, J.
Studies in autobiography
1985 – Oxford University Press – Oxford
APA In-text Citation: (Olney, 1985) APA Reference Page: Olney, J. (1985). Studies in autobiography. Oxford University Press.
CLARKE, H. D., GOODWIN, M. J. AND WHITELEY, P.
Brexit
2019 – Cambridge University Press – Cambridge, UK
APA In-text Citation: (Clarke, Goodwin and Whiteley, 2019) APA Reference Page: Clarke, H., Goodwin, M. and Whiteley, P., 2019. Brexit. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
ORWELL, G.
1984
1949 – Penguin Classics – London
APA In-text Citation: (Orwell, 1949) APA Reference Page: Orwell, G. (1949). 1984. Penguin Classics.
CONTI, C.
CRITIQUE AND FORM: Adorno on “Godot” and “Endgame”
2004 – Editions Rodopi B.V. – Amsterdam
APA In-text Citation: (Conti, 2004) APA Reference Page: Conti, C. (2004). CRITIQUE AND FORM: Adorno on "Godot" and "Endgame" (pp. 277-292). Editions Rodopi B.V.
BECKETT, S.
Waiting for Godot
1954 – Grove Press – New York
APA In-text Citation: (Beckett, 1954) APA Reference Page: Beckett, S. (1954). Waiting for Godot. Grove Press.
CATULLUS, G. V. AND GODWIN, J.
Catullus: The Shorter Poems
2007 – Aris and Phillips – Warminster
APA In-text Citation: (Catullus and Godwin, 2007) APA Reference Page: Catullus, G. and Godwin, J., 2007. Catullus: The Shorter Poems. 2nd ed. Warminster: Aris and Phillips.
According to the APA style guide, a print book, e-book, and an audiobook are cited differently in the reference list. Use the following formats to reference your books based on their source.
Format for Print Book
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year of Publication). Title: Subtitle if given. Publisher Name.
Example
Reckson, A. (2021). Proximity theory: An exploratory analysis of the human mind. People’s Press.
Format for E-book
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year of Publication). Title: Subtitle if given. Publisher Name. URL
Example
Reckson, A. (2021). Proximity theory: An exploratory analysis of the human mind. People’s Press. https://www.peoplespress.org/files/5421215.htm
Format for Audiobook
Last Name, Initial. (Republished date). Title: Subtitle in italics (Narrator Initial. Narrator Surname, Narr.). [Audiobook]. Website Name. URL (Original publication date)
Example
Sanders, K. (2021). KFC: An empire. (L. Holmyna, Narr.). [Audiobook]. LibriVox. https://librivox.org/kfc-empire/(Original work published 2000)
To cite a textbook, provide the list of the authors and editors (if applicable), publication year, book title, and publisher. When citing a specific chapter from a textbook, include the name(s) of that chapter’s author(s), the chapter title, and the page range, in addition to the other required information about the textbook as a whole.
In-text citation template
(Author/Editor’s Last Name, year)
In-text citation examples
(Smith, 2005)
(Fox & Jackson, 2013)
(Weis et al., 1992)
Reference list citation templates (complete textbook)
Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of the textbook (Editor’s First Initial Last Name, Ed.). Publisher.
Editor’s Last Name, First Initial (Ed.). (Year). Title of the textbook. Publisher.
Reference list citation examples (complete textbook)
Fox, S., & Jackson, R. (2009). Medical Advancements for Pediatric Care (T. Grey, Ed.). West House Publishing.
Duncan, R., Rea, D., Kidd, R., von Rad, U., & Weissel, J. (Eds.). (1992). Synthesis of results from scientific drilling in the Indian Ocean. Brookline Books.
Reference list citation template (one chapter)
Chapter Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of the chapter. In Editor First Initial Last Name (Ed.), Title of textbook (pp. #–#). Publisher.
Reference list citation example (one chapter)
Weis, D., White, W. M., Frey, F. A., Duncan, R. A., Saunders, A., & Storey, M. (1992). The influence of mantle plumes in generation of Indian oceanic crust. In R. Duncan & D. Rea (Eds.), Synthesis of results from scientific drilling in the Indian Ocean (pp. 57–89). Brookline Books.