A grandparent's stories, before they're gone.

There are stories only they know — how they got here, the year that changed everything, the advice you'll wish you'd written down. They don't have to type or learn anything. They just talk, and Bookie turns it into a real book in their own voice, for the whole family to keep.

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No card. No typing. Just talk. $250 for the finished book — one time, no subscription.
A grandparent's life stories captured in a book
About
A parent or grandparent, alive today
In whose voice
They talk, in their own words
Best for
While they can still tell it
Not quite what you need? Make it a surprise gift · For someone who has died

All they have to do is talk

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They talk

Over the phone or a computer, Bookie gently asks about their life. They just answer, the way they would on a call with you.

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Bookie listens

It finds the shape in their stories and writes real chapters — in their own voice, their own turns of phrase.

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You keep the book

A finished, designed book the whole family can read, share, and pass down. A copy for everyone who wants one.

A grandparent and grandchild reading together

My grandmother is 88 and won't touch a computer, but she'll talk for hours. We did it over the phone. The book has the story of how she left Poland, which she'd never told us in full. My kids will grow up knowing it. I don't have words for what that's worth.

EK
Emma K.
Made a book for her grandmother, 88

Why families choose Bookie

The other services make your parents do the work — typing essays or recording videos every week for a year. Bookie just talks with them.

StoryWorth
A recorded call
Doing nothing
Bookie
They talk instead of type
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A finished, designed book
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Pay once, no subscription
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No technology for them to learn
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In their own voice, kept forever
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Common questions about recording family stories

How do I record my grandparent's stories? +
With Bookie, they just talk. Bookie gently interviews them — over the phone or a computer — asking about their life, and turns the conversation into a finished book in their own voice. No app to learn, no writing, nothing to set up.
What questions should I ask my grandparents? +
You don't have to know — that's Bookie's job. It asks the questions that draw out the real stories: how they met, where they grew up, the hardest year, the proudest day, the things they never told anyone.
Isn't this just like StoryWorth? +
StoryWorth emails a weekly prompt and asks your grandparent to write. Bookie lets them talk instead of type, and you pay once instead of subscribing for a year — and the result is a designed, finished book, not a stack of emailed answers.
My grandparent isn't good with technology — can they still do it? +
Yes. They only have to talk, like a phone call. There are no screens to manage and nothing to install — exactly why families choose Bookie for older relatives.
How long does it take? +
A few short conversations at their own pace — most families have a finished book within a couple of weeks, and you can add more stories anytime.
Can the whole family contribute? +
Yes. Share a private link and other relatives can add their own memories and questions, so the book holds the whole family's voice.

Their stories won't tell themselves forever.

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$250 for the finished book — one time, no subscription.
Hear your stories read back to you before you spend a dollar.