The Griot House
Illustrated true histories — “the documented story, no myth required.”
What it is
The Griot House publishes illustrated nonfiction history — real figures and eras, told from the documented record. The house line is the promise: the documented story, no myth required.
Each title moves through an AI-assisted production pipeline — research, manuscript, character-consistent illustration, layout, and narration for the audiobook edition — with a human review gate at every stage before anything ships. It’s the studio’s proof that AI-assisted production can raise craft rather than replace it.
Books and audiobooks sell through the house’s own storefront at griothistories.com, with short-form history films at @thegriothouse.
What we built
Research-first manuscripts
Written from documented sources, with legend and tradition labelled as exactly that.
A repeatable production line
Illustration, layout, audiobook narration and short-form video — AI-assisted, human-reviewed, run title after title.
Direct distribution
A storefront the house owns, plus audio and social channels that carry each story further.
Want something built like this?
Fixed scope to start, a retainer once it’s working — the way we build our own ventures.