In
book design, the author page is a section of a book or other
literary work that consists of a short—usually a single
page long—biography of the author, sometimes accompanied by a photograph of them. Written in the
third-person narrative, this page is usually entitled "about the author", resulting in the synonymous name "about the author page". The author page appears in the
back matter (end matter) of a book, usually as the final page; thus, it does not possess a
page number
Page numbering is the process of applying a sequence of numbers (or letters, or Roman numerals) to the pages of a book or other document. The number itself, which may appear in various places on the page, can be referred to as a page number or as ...
. However, in print, it may be followed by the flyleaf (a
blank page).
Overview
The author page is a section of a book or other
literary work that consists of a short biography of the author. Written in the
third-person narrative and sometimes accompanied by a photograph, the author page is usually a single
page long, consisting of only a few sentences.
Biographical information typically includes the author's academic background, career achievements, awards, information on one's personal life and a list of other publications by the author.
The author page appears in the
back matter (end matter) of a book, usually as the final page; thus, it does not possess a
page number
Page numbering is the process of applying a sequence of numbers (or letters, or Roman numerals) to the pages of a book or other document. The number itself, which may appear in various places on the page, can be referred to as a page number or as ...
. However, it is sometimes followed by the
colophon. In print, it may be followed by the flyleaf (a
blank page).
Variations
Biographical information about the author may also appear on the back cover of a book or on its
dust jacket.
References
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Book terminology