Books in APA Style
Below, you will see examples of books cited in the APA style. For more information on how to read these examples, see the Getting Started page of this LibGuide (see the tabs to the left.)
Examples of Books
Example Item
The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-Three Discussions by Call Number: ML3798 .N38S78 2015
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of book. Publisher.
EXAMPLE:
Nettl, Bruno (2006). The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts. University of Illinois Press.
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Nettl, 2015)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Nettl (2015)
See Also: APA Manual 9.1-9.52 - Reference List
APA Manual 10.2 - Books and Reference Works (Example 20)
Example Item
Called upstairs : Moravian Inuit music in Labrador by Online resource; available on campus or with NetID
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of book. Publisher. DOI or URL.
EXAMPLE:
Gordon, Tom (2023). Called upstairs : Moravian Inuit music in Labrador. McGill-Queen's University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5993258
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Gordon, 2023)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Gordon (2023)
See Also: APA Manual 9.1-9.52 - Reference List
APA Manual 10.2 - Books and Reference Works (Example 22)
Example Item
Theory of harmony = Harmonielehre by Call Number: MT50 .S37H3 1948
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of book (Contributor First Initial, Contributor Last Name, Abbreviated Title). Publisher. DOI or URL if available. (Original work published Year).
EXAMPLE:
Schoenberg, Arnold (1948). Theory of Harmony (R. Adams, Trans.). Philosophical Library. (Original work published 1911)
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Schoenberg, 1911/1948)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Schoenberg (1911/1948)
See Also: APA Manual 9.1-9.52 - Reference List
APA Manual 10.2 - Books and Reference Works (Example 23)
Example Item
The Routledge Film Music Sourcebook by Call Number: ML2075 .R688 2012
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Contributor Last Name, Contributor First Name (Abbreviated Title.). (Publication Year). Title of book. Publisher.
EXAMPLE:
Wierzbicki, J., Platte, N., Roust, C. (Eds.). (2012). The Routledge Film Music Sourcebook. Routledge.
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Contributor Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Wierzbicki et al., 2012)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Wierzbicki et al. (2012)
See Also: APA Manual 9.1-9.52 - Reference List
APA Manual 10.2 - Books and Reference Works (Example 24)
Example Item
If there are series editors in addition to editors for specific volumes, only include the volume editors.
Some multivolume works have distinct titles for each volume. If this is the case, include the volume number and title after the main title (everything should be italicized.) Otherwise, you can include the volume number in parentheses, unitalicized.
Bach Perspectives, Volume 8 by Call Number: ML410.B13 B224v.8
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First name (Publication Year). Book Title (Edition, Volume). Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
EXAMPLE:
Melamed, Daniel R. (2011). Bach Perspectives: Vol. 8. J.S. Bach and the Oratorio Tradition. University of Illinois Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt1xcj3p.
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Melamed, 2011)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Melamed (2011)
See Also: APA Manual 9.1-9.52 - Reference List
APA Manual 10.2 - Books and Reference Works (Example 30)
Example Item
The series title does not need to be included if all of the titles in the series are conceptually related.
Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries by Call Number: ML197 .A915M8 2013
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First name (Publication Year). Book Title (Edition). Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
EXAMPLE:
Auner, Joseph Henry (2013). Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. W. W. Norton and Company.
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Auner, 2013)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Auner (2013)
See Also: APA Manual 9.1-9.52 - Reference List
APA Manual 10.2 - Books and Reference Works (Example 31)
Example Item
Put the name(s) of the editor(s) in the Author position.
Rather than using the year a specific item within an anthology was published, use the year that the anthology itself was published.
Black British Queer Plays and Practitioners: an Anthology of Afriquia Theatre by Call Number: PR1246.B53 B53 2023
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Editor Last Name, Editor First Initial, Editor Last Name, Editor First Initial (Eds.). (Publication Year). Book Title. Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
EXAMPLE:
Adebayo, M., Goddard, L. (Eds.). (2023). Black British Queer Plays and Practitioners: an Anthology of Afriquia Theatre. Meuthuen Drama.
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Adebayo, et al., 2023)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Adebayo, et al. (2023)
See Also: APA Manual 9.1-9.52 - Reference List
APA Manual 10.2 - Books and Reference Works (Example 34)
Example Item
This example item is the same as the one for 'Volume in Multivolume Work'. Notice how the citation looks different when referring to a specific section, as opposed to citing the entire book.
- Bach Perspectives, Volume 8 by Call Number: ML410.B13 B224v.8
Reference List
TEMPLATE:
Chapter Author Last Name, Chapter Author First name (Publication Year). Chapter title. In Contributor First Initial Contributor Last Name (Contributor Title), Book Title (Edition, page numbers). Publisher. DOI or URL if available.
EXAMPLE:
Snyder, Kerala J. (2011). Oratorio on Five Afternoons: From the Lubeck Abendmusiken to Bach's Christmas Oratorio. In D. R. Melamed (Ed.), Bach Perspectives: Vol. 8. J.S. Bach and the Oratorio Tradition. University of Illinois Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt1xcj3p.
In-Text Citation (Parenthetical)
TEMPLATE:
(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
(Snyder, 2011)
In-Text Citation (Narrative)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name (Publication Year)
EXAMPLE:
Snyder (2011)