“The title came to me first. And I thought, ‘Before the coffee gets cold’—that’s a very short period of time. So what can you do in that short period of time? What’s interesting?” ~ Toshikazu Kawaguchi
By providing a warm window into the delightfully quirky world of competitive cow showing, “Cows Come Home” promises its own heartwarming homage to small-town community, female friendship, and following your dreams.
“I have to narrow it down to what will resonate the most with the audience, and will showcase a diverse selection… from around the globe.” ~ Matthew Downs
“Thematically, I was attempting to write a story that would explore all the different meanings of this word ‘settle’: making a home, shifting ground, acceptance and compromise, paying off a debt, getting even, and settler vs. Indigenous.” ~ Rajinderpal S. Pal
“Her story drew me in, and I felt it was one that needed to be told.” ~ HAUI
“I hope the readers enjoy the stories. They were gifted to me, and I was given the responsibility to write them. So I now gift them to you to enjoy.” ~ Interview with Amanda Peters
Weedon was inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, particularly the motif of women dressing as men to “to get things done in a man’s world. I was working with the idea of disguising gender as a story point…” Interview with Emily A. Weedon
“I write escapist rom-coms but, like many of us, my characters struggle against the challenges presented by racism, sexism, and mental health issues.” ~ Lily Chu
“This one, as you said, is about the twists and turns.” ~ Stephanie Wrobel
“It was a joy to be able to express some of the things I had seen and experienced in a playful way (like the very smelly sea lion herd, for instance) in this book.” Interview with Caroline Woodward
