\documentclass[a4paper,openany]{book}

\usepackage{config/bind}

\settoggle{verbose}{true}

\begin{document}

\frontpage[Optional Title]%
	{Subtitle}%

\mainmatter

\chapter{Stuff}

\epigraph{`A' for `ism', `B' for `stew'}{Alphabeticus}

\begin{multicols}{2}

Beginnings are always tricky.

\end{multicols}

\end{document}