A book for their 18th, written by the people who know them.
A cloth-bound hardback of advice and stories from family, friends, godparents and teachers, including the ones who can’t be at the party. You share one link, each person answers one question, and we print it.
Nobody faces a blank page.
What everyone you invite sees, and what you see as the writing comes in.
Nobody faces a blank page.
What everyone you invite sees, and what you see as the writing comes in.
Hi Sam, you’re invited to write for
Theo
What would you like to write about?
You bring the people. We make the book.
One month is enough. Tell us when the book must arrive and we’ll set the writing deadline.
Set up their book
Choose the topics and questions.
Share the link
In the family WhatsApp, by text or by email.
Watch it fill up
See who’s written and nudge the rest.
Read it, then order
Arrange the chapters and pay. We print and post it.
From a sample book for Theo
What did you learn the hard way when you first lived away from home?
What has Theo done for you that you’ve never properly thanked them for?
What do you know about money now that you wish someone had told you at 18?
Who’s the friend you’ve known longest, and what’s kept you close?
Tell Theo about a time you got something badly wrong at around their age, and what happened next.
What’s one thing Theo should know how to cook, and how do you make it?
Each chapter opens on its question and the writer’s name, and keeps every word as it was written. An optional photo and caption face it.
Nothing to pay until you’ve read it.
Set it up, share the link and collect the writing for free. You pay once you’ve read every entry and you’re happy with what goes to print.
Extra copies £79 each, printed and posted together.
- A cloth-bound hardback in five colours, with a printed dust jacket
- Your title and a foil-stamped spine
- Typeset chapters, with optional colour photos and captions
- Up to 30 people writing
- An optional foreword from you
- A print proof checked by hand
- Printed and bound in the UK
- UK postage to the address you choose at checkout
Before you begin
When should I start?
Four to eight weeks before the birthday is a useful starting point, and two weeks is the least we need, or a few days more around bank holidays. Enter the date the book needs to arrive and we’ll plan the collection deadline, leaving about 12 days for you to read the writing and order, and for us to print and post it. If that leaves people less than a week to write, we’ll ask you to confirm. Delivery dates are estimates; we don’t offer express shipping.
What does each person write?
Each person picks the topic they’d most like to write about, then answers whichever of its three questions suits them. You can also give someone you invite by name a particular topic. Most questions ask for advice the writer has actually learned or used, often told through a story from their own life. Everyone can write as much or as little as they’d like.
Can it be a surprise?
The group invitation and its link preview say it’s a surprise and ask people not to tell the birthday person. Choose who gets the link carefully: anyone it’s forwarded to can join while it’s open. You can turn it off or replace it, and it closes at the collection deadline.
Can I read everything before it prints?
Yes. You read the entries, ask contributors for changes or leave an entry out, and arrange the chapters. You can add a foreword and choose the cover details. Once you pay and place the order, the book is locked. We check the print proof by hand before sending it to the printer.