Answered By: Debra Oswald
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2014     Views: 1417


Here's the pattern and some examples for citing books using MLA style. 

MLA Style Pattern

Lastname, Firstname. Title of the Work. Location: Publisher, year. Medium of publication.

Single author

Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir.

New York: Scribner, 2006. Print.

Two authors

Kristof, Nicholas D. and Sheryl WuDunn. Half the Sky: Turning

Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

       New York: Knopf, 2009. Print.