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Citing Books with Multiple Authors

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Citing a book with more than one author follows the same pattern as the previous example. The only difference is how you include multiple names.

When including two or three authors in a citation, invert the name of the first author but keep the remaining names in the standard format. Here's an example with a book written by David Suzuki and Wayne Grady:


Here's the full citation for this book:


Here's an example with three authors:


Don't know which author to list first?
Follow the order given on the book itself; don't alphabetize!

Books with more than 3 authors

When a book lists more than three authors, include the name of the first author followed by "et al." "Et al" roughly translates to "and everyone else." Here's an example of a book that has many authors:



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