APA reference list example: Review. The author is listed by last name and first initials. Gleick, E. The date of publication is given in year, month day format: 2000, December 4 in parentheses. The title of review is The burdens of genius. It is followed by brackets containing the words “Review of the book” the title of the book, the word “by,” and the author's name: Review of the book The Last Samurai, by H. Dewitt. The magazine title is Time and it is italicized. The volume is 156 and it is italicized. It is followed by the issue number, 23, in parentheses and a comma. The page is 12.