What is the best way to cite a book when you are analyzing it?

How you cite a book depends on the course or publication
you are writing for.  The two most common citation styles are APA (American
Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association.) MLA is used for
English courses, APA is used for psychology courses, and in other content areas, it is
best to check with the professor or the publication.

In APA
style, you need the author's last name and the date of publication, while in MLA, you
need only the author's last name. In both styles, the title of the book must be in
italics.

In both cases, the information can be provided in
parentheses or in the sentence itself.  Here are two
examples:

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The Great Gatsby, by F.
Scott Fitzgerald (1921), is a great American novel.
(APA)

The Great Gatsby is a great
American novel (Fitzgerald,1921).  (APA)

The
Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a great American novel.
(MLA)

The Great Gatsby is a great
American novel (Fitzgerald). 
(MLA)

In APA, you need a
references page at the end of the paper, with more complete information on your sources,
and in MLA, you need a Works Cited page.  I have provided two links for you, so you can
see some examples of how entries should be formatted at the end of a
paper.