Why not use “Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, by Eliezer Yudkowsky”, rather than “Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality”? My intuition is that putting the title of the work of fiction first makes it more clear that you’re citing the author’s words rather than necessarily the author’s own opinions.
Why not use “Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, by Eliezer Yudkowsky”, rather than “Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality”? My intuition is that putting the title of the work of fiction first makes it more clear that you’re citing the author’s words rather than necessarily the author’s own opinions.
That’s an excellent idea, I’ll change my attributions when I get a chance.