The Rowdy Girl Book
It’s official: Renee King-Sonnen, the fearless founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, has signed a book deal with Bloomsbury Publishing — the same legendary house that brought Harry Potter to the world stage.
Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher isn’t just another ranch story — this is a revolution in print. Listed on Publisher’s Marketplace, Renee’s upcoming book will chronicle the radical transformation of a Texas cattle ranch into a trailblazing vegan sanctuary, blazing a path for future generations of conscious changemakers.
Book Description:
With raw honesty and vulnerability, Rowdy Girl illuminates the realities of animal agriculture through tracing the author’s journey from a poor upbringing to life as the wife of a Texas cattle rancher. Unable to reconcile the cruel realities of her husband Tommy’s business, Renee King-Sonnen begins to question some of society’s most basic assumptions about the animals we eat and the food systems we uphold. These questions spark a profound transformation-and a determination to save the very cattle her husband’s livelihood depends on.
The couple’s opposing worldviews lead to escalating conflict, pushing their marriage to the brink. Seeking support, King-Sonnen connects with online vegan communities and launches a secret Facebook diary, The Vegan Journal of a Cattle Rancher’s Wife. With a growing following, she rallies support for an ambitious plan: buy Tommy’s herd, take over the ranch, and transform it into an animal sanctuary. The suspense peaks in December 2014, when Tommy agrees to sell her the cattle for $30,000-if she can raise the funds before they’re sent to slaughter.
More than a memoir, Rowdy Girl is a story of spiritual awakening and ethical transformation. It reveals the shared ground between ranchers and vegans-a commitment to compassion, tradition, and sustainability-while challenging the foundations of animal agriculture. Through her deeply personal journey, King-Sonnen invites readers to consider their own relationship with animals, the food they eat, and the possibility of living with greater compassion.
Why this matters:
Bloomsbury doesn’t hand out book deals like candy. This is a major moment not just for Rowdy Girl, but for the entire vegan and farm animal rescue community. It’s a message to the world: compassion, courage, and conviction belong on the global stage.
Bloomsbury Publishing will release Renee’s memoir on June 25, 2026. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates. And you can pre-order the book at Bloomsbury.com.
Watch Renee’s Book Announcement with publisher, Richard Brown:
Here’s the Publisher’s Marketplace listing:
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