Appropriate formatting on reports shows your instructors that you understand and know how to apply the standards of academic English and helps make your papers clear and easy to navigate. Modern Language Association (MLA) format, commonly used in literature studies and the humanities, dictates the standard way to format book titles within pieces of formal writing.
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Type or write the full title of the book.
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Highlight the title of the book with your cursor and italicize the title of the book using the italicization tool of your word processing program or text editor. If writing by hand, underline the title of the book.
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Repeat for all other instances of book titles in the essay.