Call Me Ishmael

It felt incredible to hold our book for the first time. Unboxing video below, grab your copy of the Call Me Ishmael Phone Book at callmeishmael.com!

Sneak peek of @stephkent demoing our new Call Me Ishmael Phone. Watch her show how this literary device can call fictional characters like Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. Learn more: callmeishmael.com

@MikeyWestside1 Thanks Mikey. More reading = better world.

The whole world needs this.📚

This Phone gives book recommendations! The Call Me Ishmael Phone is now available for bookstores, libraries + classrooms. Hear why books matter from real readers + have live conversations with fictional characters (powered by @inworld_ai!). Learn more: callmeishmael.com

Yeesh! So much discourse around reading lists right now. One of my fave lists is my wife @stephkent’s annual wrap up. You can see her reflections on everything she read in 2022 here. stephkent.medium.com/what-i-read-in… And check out our @CallingIshmael project while you’re at it.

@likaluca Except for me;) Please feel free to leave me limitless voicemails about the books you love.

We’ve been hiding autographed versions of our book on beaches all Summer. Only a month left to hit your Summer reading goals and we’re here to help!

A joy to visit @BookshopSC (one of our favorite shops) and see The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book on display.

And here’s another message we received about the same book — one that precisely articulates one of the many many reasons why this book should not be banned. youtu.be/7MxRKXX6NRs

We share this message in protest of the Tennessee School Board banning Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer winning graphic novel, Maus, & in honor of #HolocaustRemembranceDay. Many thanks to the reader who left us this message. youtu.be/6Jd4skTxBow

A friendly (and last second) reminder that The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book makes for a perfect holiday gift for the book lover in your life.

@llewelynmorgan @TrentUni Very cool!

Interesting project @TrentUni similar to @CallingIshmael project which has been brilliant and inspiring. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

@BradfordPearson A most excellent endeavor! Please checking out our Call Me Ishmael Phone Book. It pursues this question in a few unique ways, and ultimately celebrates readers, writers, bookish places and beloved books in each and every state. youtu.be/wkJfz1ioPb8

Something I’m going to (attempt to) do in 2022 is read a book set in every U.S. state. If you’ve got a good recommendation for one that captures your state particularly well—fiction or non-fiction—let me know.

Just a lovely day sharing stories about books people love at the local street fair. One huge highlight involved us being totally star struck when @rgay strolled by our booth!

@rgay …and you stopping by our booth was an all time highlight for us. Thank you!

So grateful to @malik_books out of L.A. for featuring our book in such good company at this year’s TED conference. We highly recommend this independent, family-owned and family run bookstore + all of the books in pic #2!

@TheAtlantic 🐳

Ready to start a new book? Reply with an emoji in the next 15 minutes and we’ll respond with your next great summer read.

Highly recommended!

I have only just now learned about this. What a wonderful idea. Learned about it through @thejackewilson, naturally. callmeishmael.com

@penbrush Let’s do it!

One of our favorite literary take overs at P+B: @CallingIshmael's book swap! Think of White Elephant but with books 😍. We shared and swapped stories and copies of our favorite books with other bibliophiles. We hope to do this again once it's safe to be together in person.

@desert_rosexx @EmilyFlake 😍

If you add a comma, “Call me, Ishmael” turns Moby-Dick into the world’s longest voicemail