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Hey, I just read you / And this is crazy / But here's my number / So call me, Ishmael!

Hey, I just read you / And this is crazy / But here's my number / So call me, Ishmael!

Your New Favorite Storytelling Website Is All About Books

Forthcoming this fall from Avid Reader Press, The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book will be a revival of the white- and yellow-paged directory you remember, but instead of finding contact information, you’ll use the Phone Book to find and celebrate amazing works of literature. You can browse through pages of fun, literature-inspired “adverts” and phone number listings. When one piques your interest, you can simply call Ishmael, dial the extension, and the corresponding story will play.
The Call Me Ishmael Phone book will feature some of our favorite calls, along with hundreds of brand new, anonymous bookish stories that will only be available through the book.

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Step #1. Call Ishmael's number: 774.325.0503. It goes straight to voicemail. Step #2.Listen to Ishmael's short answering machine message. It changes weekly.Step #3.Leave a voicemail about a book you love and a story you have lived.

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Your New Favorite Storytelling Website Is All About Books

CallMeIshmael.com is a fascinating and fantastic new way to celebrate books:

View this video on YouTube

The concept is simple:

So basically it's an audio version of Whisper for book lovers, the results of which are beautiful.

Whether a story about looking up the definition of "heartache" in a gifted dictionary...

View this video on YouTube

...or learning about prejudice in the time of the Civil Rights Movement with some help from Dr. Seuss...

View this video on YouTube

...or receiving a time-traveling book recommendation from a dead friend...

View this video on YouTube

...the stories of Call Me Ishmael are as enjoyable and moving as the books they are about. You can listen to more here.

Your New Favorite Storytelling Website Is All About Books

CallMeIshmael.com is a fascinating and fantastic new way to celebrate books:

View this video on YouTube

The concept is simple:

So basically it's an audio version of Whisper for book lovers, the results of which are beautiful.

Whether a story about looking up the definition of "heartache" in a gifted dictionary...

View this video on YouTube

...or learning about prejudice in the time of the Civil Rights Movement with some help from Dr. Seuss...

View this video on YouTube

...or receiving a time-traveling book recommendation from a dead friend...

View this video on YouTube

...the stories of Call Me Ishmael are as enjoyable and moving as the books they are about. You can listen to more here.

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