I've got a book report project due. Does the title of my book go underlined or does it go in italics?

Question

it cannot be both and the title of my book is Black Friday by James Patterson

Answer 1

if you can write in italics, italics
otherwise underlined
and the important words are capitalized!
good luck!

Answer 2

Book titles can be underlined or italicized

"Titles of longer written works are underlined or italicized.

Longer written works include books, full-length plays, films, longer musical compositions, and periodicals."

though some say italicizing is to be preferred:

"Underlining can serve the same function as italicizing. You can underline book titles, emphasized words, and so on; it’s a handy way to work when hand-writing text. But italicizing is preferable to underlining.
Whatever you do, be consistent. If you choose to italicize (which you should), don’t underline at all; if you choose to underline (which you shouldn’t), don’t italicize at all.

but the MLA recommends underlining:

"Underlining or Italics

Underline or italicize titles of books, plays, films, long poems, magazines, CD-ROMs and any work usually published by itself. The main exceptions are the titles of sacred books (e.g., the books of the Bible, the Koran), titles of series (e.g., the Loeb Classical Library), and political documents (e.g., The Treaty of Versailles).

Do not underline or italicize the title of a work if it occurs within an underlined title (e.g., the title of a book about another book). For example, Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior is not underlined or italicized in the title of Shirley Geok-lin Lim's Approaches to teaching Kingston's The Woman Warrior.

While underlining and italics represent the same thing, the MLA Handbook recommends that students underline in their papers because italic type is less distinctive (Gibaldi 75). Some professors, however, accept (or prefer) italics. Whether you choose to underline or italicize, you should always be consistent throughout your paper. In this guide, we use italics."

So, flip a coin.

Answer 3

title of the book is underlined

Answer 4

Book titles go in quotes if typed, underlines it you write in pencil or pen.

Answer 5

Using quotation marks is not correct. I think it might be okay in journalism, but not in an academic paper. Underlining or italicizing has the same meaning; either is correct.

Answer 6

book titles are always to be underlined. italics don't matter.

Answer 7

If it is handwritten, underline it. If you are typing it up, italics are okay.

Answer 8

One or the other works fine; they're both correct.

Answer 9

underline it.