Parts of a Book Terms for the different parts of a book and their definitions. Tools A B Title Name of the book Author Person who writes the book Publisher Company who prints the book Illustrator Person who draws the picture for a book Preface Introduction to the book Table of Contents List of chapters with their page numbers Appendix Extra information put near the end of a book Glossary Alphabetical list of definitions and pronunciations of special or unusual words Index Alphabetical list of topics and their page numbers placed at the very end of a book Text Main part of the book written by the author TItle page First page of a book which tells the title, author, illustrator, and publisher Bibliography List of other books to read