biblatex-example.tex

\begin{filecontents*}{\jobname.bib}
@book{author00,
    title = {{A Title}},
    publisher = {Alpha},
    year = {2008},
    editor = {Author, A},
    address = {London}
}
@book{buthor00,
    title = {{B Title}},
    publisher = {Bravo},
    year = {1990},
    author = {Buthor, B},
    address = {New York}
}
\end{filecontents*}

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[style = authoryear, backend = biber]{biblatex}

\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}

\begin{document}

    \citeauthor{buthor00} has written \autocite{buthor00}.
    
    \nocite{*}
    \printbibliography

\end{document}