To cite a book printed in MLA format, you need to know the names of the authors, the title of the book, the name of the publisher. To cite a book, you need a brief in-text citation and a corresponding reference listing the author's name, title, year of publication, and publisher; MLA Style Citation Guide 9th Edition: Books and eBooks. Printed book. An author. Last name First Name. Title of the book. City of publication, publisher, For more information on citing books, visit the MLA Style Center. Printed book: Rollin, Bernard E. Science and ethics. Cambridge UP, 2006. Book by group author: American Medical Association. American Medical Association Family Medical Guide, 4th edition, Wiley, 2004. Article or chapter in an edited book: Book title: Subtitle if the edition is given and is not the first edition. Editor's name. Note: Author names are separated by commas. Put a comma and an ampersand, amp, before the name of the last author cited. Note: For works with three or more authors, the first in-text citation is shortened to include the last name of the first author. The basic formats for citing a book in a Chicago footnote and bibliography entry are: Chicago Book Citation. Chicago Bibliography. Author's first and last name. Book title: Subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher, Year. Rhys, John. Wide Sargasso Sea. London: Penguin, 1997.