Five excerpts from the kind of books we write. Each one starts with someone’s real memory of the recipient.
Karim Is Out of Office
Farewell · 2026
HUMOUR
“Karim left on a Thursday, which was already two days late on the plan. He had been the only person in the team who actually understood the deployment pipeline, and his last week had been spent doing what we now realise was an extremely elaborate handover document.”
Farewell · 6 contributors · 2026
David's Last Standup
Retirement · 2026
HUMOUR
“David's last standup was, by his own count, his nine thousand four hundred and sixteenth. He had been told, several times by HR, that he did not need to keep counting. He had ignored them, as he ignored most things HR said.”
Retirement · 5 contributors · 2026
Forty, Apparently
Birthday · 2026
HUMOUR
“The group chat had been planning Hannah’s fortieth for nine months. The group chat is, technically, three group chats. Hannah had said, repeatedly, that she did not want a party — with the firm tone of a person who absolutely wanted a party.”
Birthday · 8 contributors · 2026
On Becoming a Solicitor
Graduation · 2026
LITERARY
“The Law Society had spelled her name wrong on the certificate. Her mother would later describe what they'd done to the middle name, on the phone to three different relatives, as “absolutely not a real word.””
Graduation · 5 contributors · 2026
Twelve Years, Eight Cities, Two Dogs
Anniversary · 2026
HUMOUR
“The first dog had been Sai’s idea. The second dog had been Aaron’s, in the sense that he had said no for nine months and then come home with one.”
Anniversary · 8 contributors · 2026
How it works
Tell us about the recipient — their name, their role, what makes them them. Set a 7-day window for memories.
Optionally invite up to four people who know them. Each gets a personal link to add a memory (50–150 words). They pay nothing.
Every memory becomes a plot beat in a novella. You preview and approve before anything prints.
A reveal page goes to the recipient by email. After you read it, upgrade to a printed hardcover for £69 — name on spine, mailed to you. Or step up to the Premium Hardcover for a contributor photo on the dust jacket and illustrated chapter dividers.
Beats the £40 Amazon gift card. Beats the greeting card. Stays on their shelf for 20 years.
The gift
£29 digital · £69 hardcover · £159 Premium with dust jacket
A novella woven from real memories. Read it together as a digital reveal, then decide if you want it printed and mailed as a hardcover — recipient name on the spine, sitting on their shelf for the next 20 years.
Get early access →Or — for moments that deserve more
£159 · same 14-day turnaround
Some occasions ask for an artefact, not a paperback. A leaving gift after twenty years. A milestone birthday. The book a family makes for a grandparent who won’t be here for the next one. For those, we make the Premium Hardcover.
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A photo one of the contributors uploads — treated and printed full-bleed on the dust jacket. Their book. Their face.
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A small line drawing on the page before every chapter, themed to its central moment. A pause, a beat, a small inside joke made visible.
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Contributors named on the inside back. The dedication on the inside front. The kind of jacket that stays in print on a shelf for thirty years.
Start the gift the same way — choose Premium Hardcover at the review stage, or email us if you’d like to commission one directly.
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