Review Quotes:
Praise for the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series

"Endearing." -- New York Times Book Review

"The narrative is deeply moving." -- Chicago Review of Books

"A complete page-turner from the start to the end." --Buzzfeed

"Heartwarming, quirky, and wistful." -- HuffPost

"Interwoven into what initially feels like a whimsical escape are existential conundrums of love and loss, family and freedom, life and death." -- Christian Science Monitor

"Charming." -- Star Tribune



Publisher Marketing:
*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*

In the fifth book in the sensational, cozy Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:

• The father who could not allow his daughter to get married
• A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one
• A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents
• A wife holding a child with no name . . .

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Book 1)
• Tales from the Cafe (Book 2)
• Before Your Memory Fades (Book 3)
• Before We Say Goodbye (Book 4)
• Before We Forget Kindness (Book 5)
• Before I Knew I Loved You (Book 6)
• Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
• Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Boxed Set (Books 1-6)

Review Citations:

• Publishers Weekly 09/30/2024 (EAN 9781335915283, Hardcover)
• Booklist 10/01/2024 pg. 18 (EAN 9781335915283, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He has produced, directed and written for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song and family time. His play Before the Coffee Gets Cold won the grand prize at the Suginami Drama Festival. This is his debut as an author. Before the Coffee Gets Cold has become an international bestseller and has been adapted for the screen in Japan.