6.2 WriTE yOUr BOOk DEDiCATiON “We are the stories we tell ourselves.” —Joan didion WHAT IS A BOOK DEDICATION? A book dedication is a device that some authors use to bestow a very high honor on a person (or small group of people) they want to praise or otherwise spotlight. It is not fundamentally different than dedicating anything else, like a ship or a monument. This proclamation usually goes on the dedication page, which is in the very front of the book, after the Title page. WHO CAN AN AUTHOR DEDICATE THEIR BOOK TO? Anyone you would like. A dedication section is short and usually focused on one person (or specific group of people). It is usually personal, rather than professional. Here are categories of people that are common focuses of a book dedication: 1. Family members (spouse, children, siblings, parents) WriTE yOUr BOOk DEDiCATiON · 203