Book review (on the web) (MLA)

Works cited entry

MLA-127

Della Subin, Anna. “It Has Burned My Heart.” Review of The Lives of Muhammad, by Kecia Ali. London Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2015, www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n20/anna-della-subin/it-has-burned-my-heart.

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  • Begin with the name of the reviewer and the title of the review, if it has one, followed by “Review of” and the title of the book reviewed.
  • After the title, add a comma, the word “by,” and the name of the author of the book reviewed.
  • If the review covers two or more works, give the preceding information for all the works.
  • Add publication information for the online source where the review appears.
  • If the review has no author, begin with the title of the review, if it has one.
  • If the review has no author or title, begin with “Review of” and the title of the book reviewed. In that case, alphabetize the entry in the list of works cited by the first principal word of the title of the book reviewed.

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