What is "all that stuff" at the front and back of a book?

As a reader, you might skip it.

As an author, it's critical to the creation of the book.

We're talking about:

• Copyright
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Epilogue
• About the Author
• Also by the Author

Seems like easy stuff to skip, right?

Not so fast, Pendergrass!