APA reference list example: Book with an author and an editor. The author is listed by last name and first initials. Plath, S. The book title is The unabridged journals. It is italicized and is followed by parentheses containing the name of editor, a comma, and the abbreviation E d . The editor's name is listed by initials and last name: K. V. Kukil. The place of publication is New York, N Y followed by a colon. The publisher is Anchor.