Book with one author (citing the whole work)
This applies when you are citing the overall meaning, theme, or main argument of a text. No parenthetical reference is needed if you identify the author in your text.
Author’s name in parenthetical citation :
Confederates in the Attic explains how the Civil War remains alive in the South (Horowitz).
Author’s name in text :
In Confederates in the Attic, Tony Horowitz explains how the Civil War remains alive in the South.
What the Works Cited entry looks like:
Horowitz, Tony. Confederates in the Attic. New York: Random House, 1999.
Author’s name in parenthetical citation :
Confederates in the Attic explains how the Civil War remains alive in the South (Horowitz).
Author’s name in text :
In Confederates in the Attic, Tony Horowitz explains how the Civil War remains alive in the South.
What the Works Cited entry looks like:
Horowitz, Tony. Confederates in the Attic. New York: Random House, 1999.