MAY Publishing — Biographies, Memoirs & Company Histories
Some stories are worth binding.
We help people, families, and companies capture a lifetime of experience, values, and legacy — and turn it into an exquisitely produced book worth handing down.
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Who would you like to make a book for?
How It Works
From conversation to finished book
You can relax — we manage everything, from your very first interview to the day your books arrive.
Meet your editor
You’re matched with a dedicated project editor, who coordinates your interviews and the entire review process.
Tell your story
We draw on your interviews — plus any photos or documents you provide — to develop the manuscript in your own voice.
In-house review
Every manuscript goes through our internal editorial review to make sure it meets our standard for top-quality work.
Your approval
We submit the manuscript and design for your review, and refine it until you’re genuinely happy with the result.
Print & deliver
We move to editorial polish and print production, then deliver beautifully produced copies of your book to your door.
Packages
Choose your edition
Every edition is fully bespoke. Pick the scope that matches the story you are telling.
Silver Edition
$2,300 · delivered in under 3 months
- ✶ 5 interview hours
- ✶ 70–100 pages, 8,000–12,000 words
- ✶ 30 photographs
- ✶ Dedicated project editor
- ✶ 2 hardcover copies, full colour
- ✶ E-book + editable soft copy
Every edition includes — a voice that sounds like you · a complete editorial review · your name, your copyright · the MAY Publishing imprint.
Black Card
Some stories call for something built entirely around them.
Samples
A shelf of finished stories
A glimpse of the kinds of books we bring into the world — every one shaped entirely around its subject.
Memoir · Silver
Eighty Years, One Life
96 pages · 2 copies
Family History · Gold
The Okafor Family
154 pages · 5 copies
Company History · Diamond
25 Years of Hartwell & Co.
228 pages · 10 copies
Sample covers shown for illustration. Ask your project editor to see full sample chapters.
Testimonials
What families are saying
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Our project editor turned eighteen hours of recordings into a book that finally sounds like my grandmother — every story, every turn of phrase.
Diamond Edition — family memoir
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I gave them boxes of old photographs and a few voice notes. They gave my father back a book he could hold in his hands.
Gold Edition — gift commission
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We marked our 25th anniversary with a company history our whole team helped shape. It’s now part of every new hire’s welcome packet.
Diamond Edition — company history
FAQs
Questions, answered
Most projects take three to eight months from your first interview to delivery, depending on the edition and scope.
Ready to put your story into print?
Tell us a little about the story you want to tell, and we’ll send a personal quote within one business day.