How to Cite a Book in Chicago Style
Basic Format (Notes-Bibliography)
Author First Name Last Name, Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year).
Examples
Single Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (New York: Scribner, 1925).
Multiple Authors
John Smith and Jane Doe, Research Methods in Literature (Boston: Academic Press, 2020).
Edited Book
Mary Johnson, ed., Contemporary American Poetry (New York: Norton, 2019).
E-book
David Brown, Digital Literature (San Francisco: Tech Publishers, 2021), Kindle.
Author-Date Format
Author, First Name Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Author-Date Example
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1925.
In-Text Citations
For footnotes (Notes-Bibliography):
ยน F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (New York: Scribner, 1925), 45.
For parenthetical citations (Author-Date):
(Fitzgerald 1925, 45)
Key Points
- Italicize book titles
- Include place of publication and publisher
- Use full names for authors
- Include page numbers for specific references
- Choose either Notes-Bibliography or Author-Date style consistently
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