How to cite a book in-text

Example of book bibliography format apa.

Reference List: Books

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Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here.

The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources. E-books are described on our "Electronic Sources" page. For a complete list of how to cite print sources, please refer to the 7^th edition of the APA Publication Manual.

Note: If available, APA 7 requires a DOI for all works that have one Example of book review!