Start a book
TalkLore makes it easy to give someone you love a memoir book. You set it up, they answer a friendly call, and their stories grow into a hardcover keepsake. You can change the details 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
What TalkLore does
A warm, conversational voice calls at the time you chose, asks the questions, and really listens. They just talk. Nothing to install, nothing to learn.
Every answer arrives in your dashboard just as it was told. Use the editing tools to tidy grammar, smooth sentences, trim a false start, or reshape the story. You decide what makes it into the book.
As their stories arrive, TalkLore suggests new questions drawn from what they have already shared, so the book keeps growing in the directions that matter.
Gifting
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.
How to begin
Pick the edition that suits them and check out. It takes about two minutes, and the account that keeps your book is created right after — so the book you pay for is the book you hold.
Pick from our suggested questions, write your own, or write a short bio about their life and TalkLore generates questions tailored to them. As answers come in, it also suggests new questions from the stories they have already told.
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.
Choose your edition
Both plans give your family a hardcover memoir and a free PDF ebook. Choose the quiet written-answer experience, or make storytelling easier with friendly calls.
A gentle start
For families who want to gather the stories at their own pace. They answer in the app or by email, and you shape the pages.
$69 one-time
The easiest way to tell it
For the gift that makes it natural to remember more. A friendly call guides the conversation while you shape the final pages.
$99 one-time
One payment, no subscription. Add extra copies during checkout.
Good to know
Both plans include a finished hardcover memoir, a free PDF ebook, unlimited questions, personalized question generation, and editing tools. Standard also includes unlimited conversational phone calls.
The recipient receives a friendly phone call at the scheduled time. The conversation moves one question at a time, so they can simply talk about their life without preparing anything.
Yes. Every answer comes into your dashboard for review. You can tidy grammar, smooth sentences, trim false starts, reshape a story, reorder chapters, or leave it just as it was told.
Write a short bio about the person, and TalkLore creates questions around their life. As answers come in, it can also suggest follow-up questions based on the stories they have already shared.
Yes. Set up a book for a parent, grandparent, mentor, or anyone whose story your family wants to keep. You choose the questions and schedule, and they receive the calls.
No. Lite is a one-time $69 purchase and Standard is a one-time $99 purchase. Extra copies can be added during checkout.
The stories are there. They just haven’t been told yet. Ten minutes now, and the first call can happen this week.
One payment · a hardcover memoir and PDF ebook included