[header] How to cite a book with one author in asa format [title] Find the author's last name. [step] It should be on the front cover, as well as the title page of the book. You will need this information to create a proper asa in-text citation. 
For our example, let's say our author's last name is brooks. [title] Place an open parentheses at the end of the sentence you are paraphrasing and add the author's name.