Start a book
Three small steps to a family treasure
You set it up; they just answer a friendly call. No writing required, ever. The whole thing takes about ten minutes, and you can change anything later.
“The most meaningful gift I have ever given my mother. She talked, and suddenly we had her whole life to keep.”
Sarah Whitman · Daughter and TalkLore customer
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Create your account
Sign in with your email. No payment details, nothing to install. You become the keeper of the book, and your loved one only answers a friendly call.
Choose the questions
Pick from our suggested questions, write your own, or tell us a little about their life and get suggestions made for you. Edit and reorder anytime.
Pick a day and time
Schedule the first call for whenever suits them best. Change it later if life gets in the way, even right before the call rings. They just pick up and talk.
What happens next
Then the stories begin arriving
They get a friendly call
A warm, conversational voice calls at the time you chose, asks the questions, and listens. No accounts, no apps, no writing.
Stories stay yours
Their answers are private to your family. Only you decide what goes into the book, and nothing is published anywhere.
Pause anytime
Busy season? Pause the calls and let them answer by writing or email instead. The book keeps growing either way.
Gifting
The gift they’ll keep forever
Set up a book for someone you love: a parent, a grandparent, a mentor. They get a personal claim link by email, sign in, and the friendly calls begin. All they ever do is talk.
Don’t wait for someday.
The stories are there. They just haven’t been told yet. Ten minutes now, and the first call can happen this week. They talk, and we do the writing.
No setup fees · pause or change anything, anytime