What's a Raconteur?

rac·on·teur
/ˌräˌkänˈtər/

A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way; a storyteller; a narrator

Life Story Books

legacy preservation

Private legacy books for families who understand the value of storytelling.

Each Raconteur life story book encapsulates an entire lifetime—childhood, teenage years, college experiences, military service, marriage and family life, professional achievements, travels, and memories up to the present day.

Whether documenting a business founder's entrepreneurial journey, a family matriarch's cherished memories, a veteran's service, or an immigrant’s climb from poverty to prestige, we transform in-depth interviews into page-turning narratives told in our subjects’ distinct voices. The end result is a professionally written, edited, and designed hardcover book printed to the highest standard and meant to be treasured, shared, and reread for decades to come.

The Joy of the Journey: The Family History and Memoir of Robert

Life Story Book

The Joy of the Journey:
The Family History and Memoir of Robert "Bobby" Lewis John Sr.

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This Is Where I Belong: The Story of Myra “Sallie” Varrelman  image

Life Story Book

This Is Where I Belong:
The Story of Myra “Sallie” Varrelman

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“The end result was much more than I expected. You melded and blended my rambling memories into a cohesive train of connected events that a reader can follow and produced something I am happy to leave to my family.”

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The subject(s) of the book will communicate their story to a writer
The subject(s) of the book has passed away and other loved ones will relay their story to the writer
The subject(s) of the book has written pieces of their life story, but needs a writer to add to and refine the work for publication
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