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In-text citations: Author-page style. MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page.
When a book has two authors, order the authors in the same way they are presented in the book. Start by listing the first name that appears on the book in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in normal order (first name last name format).
If a source has two authors, name both authors in your MLA in-text citation and Works Cited entry. If there are three or more authors, name only the first author, followed by et al. Number of authors
Example 1 – Two Authors. In-Text: (Dobson and Kamboureli 89) Works Cited: Dobson, Kit, and Smaro Kamboureli. Producing Canadian Literature: Authors Speak on the Literary Marketplace. Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2012. Example 2 – Two Editors. In-Text: (Shatz and Wilkinson 156) Works Cited: Shatz, Marilyn, and Louise C. Wilkinson, editors.
In an MLA in-text citation, you may name the author either in parentheses or in the main text. When there are two authors, simply cite both surnames, separated by “and”. When there are three or more authors, cite the first author’s surname followed by “et al.” if the citation appears in parentheses.
An MLA in-text citation provides the author’s last name and a page number in parentheses. If a source has two authors, name both. If a source has more than two authors, name only the first author, followed by “et al.” If the part you’re citing spans multiple pages, include the full page range.
When a work has two authors, include them in the order they appear on the work, and invert the first author's name but write out the second author's name normally. First Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. "Capitalized Title of Article."