would you place commas around the authors name?

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would you place commas around the authors name?

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which way would you write this sentence:

1.) Executive Hoodlum: Negotiating on the Corner of Main and Mean by John Costello is a memoir...

2.) Executive Hoodlum: Negotiating on the Corner of Main and mean, by John Costello, is a memoir...
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The fewer commas the better. Always.
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Both ways are correct.
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I think both are acceptable, but I would pick the second one so that the sentence is more clear and structured.
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Both ways are technically correct.
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I would get around the problem by writing "John Costello's Executive Hoodlum . . . . is a memoir..." This produces a tighter sentence too.
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Post by grace11cephas »

I would preferably omit commas and use the first format.
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