When giving a book and the author, do you put in any commas?

Question

What i mean is like in a sentence such as "A passage from This Great Story by Billy Bob is......"

Would it be without commas like that or with commas around the author's name?
"A passage from This Great Story, by Billy Bob, is......"

I think it actually is this with the comma just after the author but I am not sure
"A passage from This Great Story by Billy Bob, is......"

Answer 1

THE CORRECT ANSWER would be the FIRST one (with no commas).

But this sounds much better:

Billy Bob's This Great Story (underline the book title) contains a passage that is both insightful and entertaining. "This is where the insightful and entertaining passage would go."

Answer 2

Are You making a passing reference to the work in question, or are You quoting said passage?
...a passage from "This Great Story", by Billy Bob; or,..." a passage from, 'This Great Story', by Billy Bob".

Answer 3

I think "A passage from This Great Story by Billy Bob is......" is correct, with This Great Story either underlined or italicized, depending on whether it is a poem, story, play, etc.

Answer 4

sometimes, boy am I smart