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Once you have the name, the surname should appear first.

Last name, First name.

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If a book has two authors, order the names as the book presents them.

Use the "Last name, First name" format for the first author and "first name last name" format for the second.

Last name, First name, and First name Last name.

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If an book has three or more authors, give the name of the first author followed by the Latin phrase "et al." (which means "and others").

Notice the period after "al."

Last name, First name, et al.

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For a corporate author, give the name of the commission, committee, government agency, or group that authored the book.

For a book with no author, step this step and start with the title of the book.

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Find and cite the author(s) of this book.

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Albertalli, Becky, and Adam Silvera.

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Locate the title.

Place the title in italics after the author. Capitalize the first word in the title, as well as all other significance words.

Last name, First name. Title of the Book.

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Find and cite the author(s) and title of this book.

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Sanderson, Brandon. Rhythm of War.

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If there is a translator, you may write "Translated by" after the title and give the name of the translator in "First name Last name" format.

Punctuate the information with a comma

Last name, First name. Title of the Book. Translated by First name Last name,

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If there is an editor, you may punctuate the Title with a comma (instead of a period) and write "edited by" followed by the name of the editor in "First name Last name format"

Punctuate the information with a comma

Last name, First name. Title of the Book, edited by First name Last name,

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Find and cite the author, title, and translator of this book.

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Miller, Madeline. Circe. Translated by Celia Rendo and Jorge Cuenca,

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Sometimes a book is published multiple times. Each publication is its own edition. For books with multiple editions, give the number of the edition (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) alongside the word "edition" abbreviated as "ed." after other contributors (or the Title if there are none) followed by a comma.

Last name, First name. Title of the Book. # ed.,

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Give the MLA citation of this book through its edition.

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Sethi, Ramit. I Will Teach You to be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works. 2nd ed.,

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Next, place the publisher followed by a comma.

Last name, First name. Title of the Book. Publisher,

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Special Note: When to include the city of publication***

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Special Note: When to include the city of publication***

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There are three circumstances in which you must also provide the City of Publication:

(1) the book was published before 1900
(2) the publisher has offices in multiple countries
(3) the publisher is unknown in North America

In these cases, place the City of Publication before the Publisher separated by a comma.

First name, Last name. Title of the Book. City of Publication, Publisher,

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Locate the publication date, that is, the year that the book was published.

Place the publication year after the Publisher.

Last name, First name. Title of the Book. Publisher, Publication date.

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Give the full MLA citation of this book.

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Nicholson, William. The Wind Singer. London, Mammoth, 2001.