The Keeper of the Kitchen
A story about a woman whose kitchen is the center of the family, told through one holiday when everything and everyone shows up at once. Her recipes, her rules and her patience are the plot.
A Book Where Mom Is the Main Character
A 220+ page novel with your mom as the main character, built from the stories only her family knows. Choose the genre, approve the cover, and sign it as the author.
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A book where she is the whole story
Your mom already has the candles, the frames and the mug. What she does not have is a book where she is the whole story. You answer questions about her, the thing she says when she is worried, the recipe she guards, the year she surprised everyone, and the novel is written around her.
Choose the genre she reads. A Life Story that follows her life from the family's point of view, a warm comedy with her exact way of running a household, a romance that goes back to how she met your dad, or an inspirational story about the things she did that nobody thanked her for. Fourteen genres, one main character.
Get your siblings to help with the answers, and put all your names in the dedication. Preview the story and choose the cover before paying. Free standard shipping in the US, and the digital edition within 24 hours.
Three novels with mom as the main character
Before She Was Mom
A Life Story that starts before you were born, with the girl in the photographs, and follows her to the person who raised you. Built from what she has told you and what the family remembers.
The Year of Yes
An inspirational story in which a mother who has spent decades saying yes to everyone else finally says it to herself. Funny in places, honest in the rest.
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@ann_avni
A whole novel where I'm the main character. Still can't believe it's real 🥹
2,057Personal Keepsake
@kristenrae94
His reaction reading the novel I made about him 😂 Best gift I've ever given.
3,902For My Husband
@itstal
Someone turned our story into a real printed novel. Couldn't stop smiling 🧡
2,644Surprise Gift
@christinahoward
"Sean Howard's Five-Year Plan for Loving His Wife" — a real printed novel starring my husband 📖❤️
2,481Anniversary Gift
@markyy
Made my best friend the hero of his own sales thriller 😂 He completely lost it.
1,764Best Friend Gift
@nocona.jw
The moment he realized the whole book is about HIM 📖
1,932For My Husband
@katie_madison
Wrote him into his own novel. He went quiet, then read it all night 🥹
2,318For My Partner
How It Works
Three steps. Five minutes. A book they'll keep forever.
1
Describe the main character
Share a few details — personality, hobbies, and what makes them unique.
2
Review and customize
Read through every chapter, choose a cover, and tweak anything you want.
3
We print and ship it
A professionally printed book delivered to your door, on us.
1
Describe the main character
Share a few details — personality, hobbies, and what makes them unique.
2
Review and customize
Read through every chapter, choose a cover, and tweak anything you want.
3
We print and ship it
A professionally printed book delivered to your door, on us.
The Gift They Never Stop Talking About
Real words from our customers, shared with their permission
When it came to writing and putting my vision onto paper, I faced significant challenges. BeTheAuthor gave me a way to bring my ideas to life... It helped shape and refine what I was trying to express without losing the heart of my story. This isn't just a platform to me, this is the doorway to success.
Jenny D. - Homeschooling mom of eight
Verified customerJune 21, 2026
40+ books created
I absolutely love the book. Thank y'all so much, you did a fantastic job putting my words together. The way you put the entire storyline together absolutely captured my son and his dogs, exactly what they are. My family that has read these two books wants to keep them.
Brenda C.
Verified customerJuly 18, 2026
2 books with 8+ copies
The book is so beautiful it made me cry. All of us love the cover photo of our Mother. My brother and his wife are enjoying it, my sister is still reading, we all love it. You did an awesome job, I can't thank you enough. Highly recommend.
Marilyn N.
Verified customerJuly 17, 2026
5 books with 10+ copies
When it came to writing and putting my vision onto paper, I faced significant challenges. BeTheAuthor gave me a way to bring my ideas to life... It helped shape and refine what I was trying to express without losing the heart of my story. This isn't just a platform to me, this is the doorway to success.
Jenny D. - Homeschooling mom of eight
Verified customerJune 21, 2026
40+ books created
I absolutely love the book. Thank y'all so much, you did a fantastic job putting my words together. The way you put the entire storyline together absolutely captured my son and his dogs, exactly what they are. My family that has read these two books wants to keep them.
Brenda C.
Verified customerJuly 18, 2026
2 books with 8+ copies
The book is so beautiful it made me cry. All of us love the cover photo of our Mother. My brother and his wife are enjoying it, my sister is still reading, we all love it. You did an awesome job, I can't thank you enough. Highly recommend.
Marilyn N.
Verified customerJuly 17, 2026
5 books with 10+ copies
Choose Your Format
Every book is 220+ pages, professionally typeset, and made to last.
Launch Pricing — Limited Time
Digital
$39$29
- PDF download
- Delivered within 24 hours
Best Value
Paperback
$49$39
- Soft cover
- Free shipping
Hardcover
$69$59
- Premium binding
- Free shipping
Digital
$39$29
- PDF download
- Delivered within 24 hours
Best Value
Paperback
$49$39
- Soft cover
- Free shipping
Hardcover
$69$59
- Premium binding
- Free shipping
Questions families ask before making a book for mom
Both, though the two need different planning. A birthday book can be started whenever you get to it, and if the date is close the digital edition arrives within 24 hours with the printed copy following. Mother's Day is the same Sunday in May for everyone, so the printing and shipping window is crowded; the Mother's Day page linked below carries the order-by dates for it.
Yes. The questions ask about the people around her, and the ones you name become characters. A family can make the book together and sign the dedication as a group.
The books are 6 by 9 inches with a standard novel layout. If she prefers larger text, the digital edition can be read on a tablet at any size, and both printed editions include it.
Choose the Life Story genre and the story follows her life using the details you give, written as a narrative. It is a novel about her, not a record, so it reads warmly rather than like a timeline.
The Digital Edition is $29, the Paperback is $39 and the Hardcover is $59. Both printed editions include the digital copy, and standard shipping within the US is free.
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