In-text citation:
* For a single author: (Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number). For example, if you're citing page 123 of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee (published in 1960), the citation would be: (Lee, 1960, p. 123).
* For two authors: (Author's Last Name & Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number). Example: (Smith & Jones, 2022, p. 45).
* For three or more authors: (Author's Last Name et al., Year, p. Page Number). Example: (Brown et al., 2023, p. 10).
* If you are only referring to the work generally and not a specific page: You can omit the page number. For example: (Lee, 1960).
Reference List Entry:
The reference list entry for a novel follows this basic structure:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). *Title of work*. Publisher.
Example:
Lee, H. (1960). *To Kill a Mockingbird*. J. B. Lippincott.
If there are multiple authors, list them in the order they appear on the title page, separated by ampersands (&).
If the publisher is unknown or difficult to identify, you can use "N.p." in place of the publisher.
If the publication date is uncertain, use "n.d." in place of the year.
For eBooks:
If citing an ebook, add the retrieval information. The format depends on where you accessed it:
* Example (ebook from a database):
Austen, J. (2011). *Pride and prejudice*. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved from [database URL]
Remember to always replace the bracketed information with the specifics of the book you are citing. Be consistent in your formatting and always double-check your citations against the latest APA style guide.