What's a Raconteur?

rac·on·teur
/ˌräˌkänˈtər/

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

Raconteur Life Story Writing

Preserving Lives and Legacies

We conduct in-home or remote interviews and produce heirloom life story books for families to cherish.

Tell Your Story

What We Do

Our expert writers ask guided questions during interviews and then dedicate several weeks to crafting a given narrative. We create timeless legacy books our subjects share with loved ones and pass down to future generations.

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Life Story Book

The Memoir of Joseph Frank Dubicki

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Couple's Life Story Book

Our Adventures Together:
The Story of Lynne and Bruce Beck

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Our Story

Raconteur

Raconteur was born out of the desire to preserve parents' and grandparents’ life stories. Co-founder Olivia Spallino Savoie documented her grandmothers’ memories. After seeing what the keepsake memoirs meant to her own family, she began writing life story books for families everywhere.

The saddest sentence I know is ‘I wish I had asked my mother about that.’

~ WILLIAM ZINSSER

  • Testimonials

    "This is such a rich and treasured recount of Dad’s beautiful and rich life. There are stories in here I never heard… You really worked magic getting him to recall these stories with such vivid recollection! Thank you again for bringing Dad’s legacy to pages, which we are sure to cherish for generations to come. I know he enjoyed your days together."

    Christine C.

    Daughter

  • Testimonials

    "It is rare I am truly surprised anymore. You surprised me! What a delight. Your talent and vision is not normal in the best way possible."

    David

    Raconteur

  • Testimonials

    "It was a joy working with Raconteur. I always dreamed of writing my story, but I couldn’t sit down and write it myself. Olivia Savoie being there made my dream come true: to put my life story down on paper to give to my children and grandchildren. Without her, I never could have gotten all my memories in order. Olivia asked me about so many things I never would have thought to put in the book. Now, I can look at the book and reminisce. As I get older, my memory isn’t too good, but the book keeps me going. I can check it to remember trips or special times. Raconteur did a great job."

    Gloria W.

    Raconteur

  • Testimonials

    "Because we've [my wife and I] had such a varied background and been to so many places, a lot of them before the children were born, I thought it would be nice if it [our life story] was in writing. I had always thought that I would do it. But I could not have imagined anything that I would do would turn out to be something like this [book]. She [Olivia Savoie] has just done a marvelous job... I got the distinct feeling when I was reading it that I was talking. She had a knack to put me right in the middle of this. I think when my kids read this, this is going to be Dad talking."

    Douglas T.

    Raconteur

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  • Raconteur Life Story Writing
  • 1-337-277-0035
  • Mailing Address
  • PO Box 82323, Lafayette, LA 70598
  • Physical Address
  • 3 Flagg Pl, Suite B-1, Lafayette, LA 70508
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