Example
Bell, Madison Smartt. "Are You My Mother?" Rev. of Let the Northern Lights Erase Your
Name, by Vendela Vida. The New York Times Book Review 31 Dec. 2006: 10.

Author of the review
Last name first, then first and middle names. Avoid initials if possible. Does the review have multiple authors? End with a period. - Bell, Madison Smartt.

Title & subtitle of the review
The title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize the first and last words of the title and subtitle, and all proper nouns and important words. Place review title & subtitle in quotations - "Are You My Mother?"

Title & subtitle of the book being reviewed
Proceed title with "Rev. of," follow rules of capitalization stated above. Underline title. Separate from author with a comma - Rev. of Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name,

Author of book
Precede name with the word 'by,' then first name and last. End with a period. - by Vendela Vida.

Title & subtitle of the periodical the review appears in
Underline. Follow rules of capitalization listed above - The New York Times Book Review

Date of publication
If weekly, day of month followed by abbreviation of month. Click here for the proper abbreviations to use. Year is followed by a colon to separate it from the page numbers - 31 Dec. 2006:

Page numbers
If page numbers of article run consecutively, separate beginning and ending page numbers with a hyphen. End the citation with a period. If the pages do not run consecutively, then indicate beginning page of the article followed by a + sign - 10.

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[The above information is based on p. 188-189 of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition]