LITERARY NON-FICTION Non-Fiction
Penguin Folio & Literary Non-Fiction
Inspired by Penguin Books / Viking Trade Paperbacks
Created for literary memoirs, cultural histories, biographies, and narrative non-fiction. Features an exquisite ribbon bookmark graphic bleeding off the top edge of chapter openings, delicate Pierre-Simon Fournier curled flourish dividers, a two-level table of contents, and comprehensive page-referenced lemma notes.
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Typography & Format Specs
Body Typeface: Fournier / Transitional French Serif (fbb OpenType) with OldStyle Figures
Display Typeface: Tracked Small Caps (\textsc{\textls[150]{...}})
Paper Standard: Cream Paper (50-61#)
Page Count Range: 200 – 500 pages
Agent-Native Workflow
1-Click Ingestion Prompt for Penguin Folio & Literary Non-Fiction
Hand this prompt to Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenCode with your draft manuscript.
You are an expert prepress book compositor. I have placed my raw manuscript in `manuscript.md`.
Please typeset my literary non-fiction book using the Penguin Folio LaTeX package:
1. Inspect `penguinfolio.sty` and `main.tex`.
2. Split chapters into `content/chapter*.tex` and short vignette interludes into `content/vignette*.tex`.
3. Format chapters with \bookchapter{Number}{Chapter Title}.
4. Format interlude stories with \bookvignette{Vignette Title}.
5. Format endnotes in `backmatter/notes.tex` using \booknote{Page}{Lemma}{Citation}.
6. Execute `./build.sh` to compile with XeLaTeX. Design & Typography Features
- Signature top-margin ribbon bookmark flag with swallowtail cutout
- Pierre-Simon Fournier inspired curled flourish ornament dividers
- French transitional serif typography with tracked small caps
- Interstitial narrative vignette support (\bookvignette{Title})
- Scholarly backmatter notes architecture with lemma excerpts
- Classic Penguin green architectural jacket cover template
What's in the Package
- penguinfolio.sty — Core LaTeX package with bookmark and flourish engine
- main.tex — Master assembly file
- build.sh — 1-click build pipeline
- frontmatter/ — halftitle.tex, praise.tex, title.tex, copyright.tex, dedication.tex, contents.tex
- content/ — introduction.tex, vignette1.tex, chapter1.tex, chapter2.tex
- backmatter/ — postscript.tex, acknowledgements.tex, notes.tex, colophon.tex
- cover/cover.tex — Classic library green jacket template
- AGENT_PROMPT.md — AI ingestion prompt
- SKILL.md — Agent skill file