Where To Find Examples Of In Text Citation For Book Apa?

2025-07-27 15:51:22 105

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Jane
Jane
2025-07-30 22:56:21
Struggling with APA book citations? Been there. I grabbed my favorite novel—'The Silent Patient'—and practiced. For a single author, it’s just (Michaelides, 2019) after the borrowed idea. If you quote directly, add the page: (Michaelides, 2019, p.76). For multiple authors, use an ampersand: (King & Straub, 2017). I screenshot APA cheat sheets from Scribbr and pinned them above my desk. Pro tip: Citation generators like Zotero can format references automatically, but always double-check—they sometimes mess up italics or capitalization rules for book titles.
Ezra
Ezra
2025-07-31 13:49:32
I've been writing academic papers for years, and APA citations used to trip me up until I found the Purdue OWL website. Their examples are crystal clear—showing how to cite books with one author, multiple authors, or even edited volumes. The key is remembering the author's last name and year go in parentheses right after the quoted or paraphrased material, like (Smith, 2020). For direct quotes, you also need the page number: (Smith, 2020, p.42).

What really helped me was seeing real-world examples. My university library’s online guides had sample essays with highlighted citations. I noticed patterns, like how citations change if you mention the author’s name in the sentence itself (just the year in parentheses). For e-books without page numbers, I learned to use chapter names or paragraph numbers instead. The trick is consistency—once you nail the format, it becomes second nature.
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