Book Publishing Terminology

noun refers to the introductory section of a book or document, typically including the title page, table of contents, preface, and other information

adjective describing the matter that comes at the beginning or front of a book or document

• The front matter of the book includes the title page, copyright information, and table of contents.
• Make sure to check out the front matter of the book for all the important details.
• I always skip the front matter of books because it's usually boring stuff.
• In life, the front matter is like the introduction to a new chapter.

noun a person who writes novels, a novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction

• The novelist was invited to speak at the literary conference.
• I heard that the novelist is working on a new book.
• That novelist's latest novel is lit!
• The novelist painted a vivid picture with words in her latest work.