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Book Reviews
This guide shows you how to cite using APA 7th edition

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On This Page Book Review From Library Database (No Title)

Book Review Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). [Review of the book Title
From Library of Book: Subtitle if Any, by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last
Database (No
Name]. Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last
Title)
page number. DOI Number if Given
Book Review
From Library
McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book Criminal investigative
Database (with Works Cited
Title) List Example failures, by D. K. Rossmo]. Salus Journal, 6(1), 82-84.

In-Text (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number)

Citation
Example: (McKinley, 2018, p. 83)
Example

For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the
Publication Manual of the APA located at the circulation desk.

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Formatting Book Review from a Website (with Title)

Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Review. [Review of
Hanging Indents:
the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial
All citations should be
if Given Last Name]. Title of Website, URL
double spaced and
have a hanging indent
Bell, M. S. (2006, December 31). Are you my mother? [Review of the
in a Reference List. Works
book Let the northern lights erase your name, by V. Vida]. The
Cited
A "hanging indent"
List New York Times Book Review,
means that each
Example https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/books/review/Bell.t.html?
subsequent line after
ref-review
the first line of your
citation should be
indented by 0.5 inches. In-Text (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication)
Citation
Hyperlinks: Example: (Bell, 2018)
Example
Both blue underlined
(live) hyperlinks and
black without
underlining are both
acceptable.

All hyperlinks must

include https://

Do not put a period

after DOIs or
hyperlinks.

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