The pages at the beginning of a book before the body of the book. These pages are traditionally numbered with lowercase roman numerals. Half title—Also called the Bastard titl… See more

The body is the main portion or content of the book. Among the parts of a book, this is the one that contains the actual story in the case of fiction, or the “meat” of what the author wan… See more

The last parts of a book include various citations, notes, and ancillary material are gathered together into the backmatter. Postscript—From the latin post scriptum, “after the w… See more

Now that you know the parts of a book, check out the next post in this series, The Book Construction Blueprint, which will describe how to paginate your book. If you need help c… See more