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The Art of Racing in the Rain

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2021

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Virtual Event Alert: Garth Stein and Jonathan Evison Read the Phone Book

A group of Seattle-area independent booksellers are proud to invite to you to a special virtual event tonight, April 1, 2021 at 6:30 pm Pacific on Facebook. Beloved local authors Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in the Rain and more) and Jonathan Evison (The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving and more) are joining forces to …

Aug

30

2019

Garth Stein and doggo on Libro.FM blog header

Garth Stein in Conversation with Libro.fm

Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain, has always been a storyteller. He went to graduate school for film and made documentary films for years before he wrote his first novel, which he did while also working on grant proposals. “It was almost accidental,” he says. “But I enjoyed the process, …

Jul

30

2019

Kevin O'Brien, Jennie Shortridge, and Garth Stein at a 2016 Seattle7Writers party

Seattle7Writers Making a Big Splash at Seattle Bookstores July 30, 2019

It’s midsummer and high time to celebrate the publication of a new thriller by Seattle writer Kevin O’Brien. While he ventured to Lopez Island for his last novel, They Won’t Be Hurt, many of the twists and turns of his new book, The Betrayed Wife, take place in Seattle, including a key scene at the Century Ballroom, …

May

24

2019

Movie Trailer Released for “The Art of Racing in the Rain”

To all my fans, friends, and family. You’ve been amazing supporters of Enzo and his story for more than a decade and I want you to know how much I appreciate you all. I also want you to be among the first to see the trailer for the movie adaptation of The Art of Racing in …

Aug

14

2018

Seattle7Writers Cook Up Some Fun (and Fundraising) with Summer BBQs

Seattle7Writers, the nonprofit collective of Pacific Northwest authors, partners with independent bookstores this summer to introduce readers to favorite authors and raise money for literacy nonprofits. In July, Island Books hosted the Seattle7Writers cookout to benefit Team Read, a nonprofit organization that pairs struggling young readers with trained teen reading coaches for one-on-one tutoring after school and …

Jul

22

2016

Enzo's Very Scary Halloween

Secret Garden Bookshop to Host Halloween in July 7/26

Seattle author Garth Stein is launching his latest, Enzo’s Very Scary Halloween, at Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard in Seattle. In keeping with the title, the shop presents Halloween in July, complete with costumes and trick-or-treats. Just think: You can pick a costume that doesn’t have to work under a rain coat! Something with wings? …

Aug

24

2012

Meet Amber, Get a Free Book!

We’re pleased to introduce Amber James as a contributing editor to NWBL. James is a freelance all-star and part-time Powell’s cashier who’s been a volunteer for PNBA for several years. Lately, she’s been helping us out with social media. Our Portland readers can meet Amber tomorrow (Saturday the 25th) at Powell’s 41st Anniversary Block Party (music, authors, …

Dec

6

2011

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28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List: Day 6. Garth Stein

Our guest list-maker today on 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List is Garth Stein, whose novel The Art of Racing in the Rain has been on the Pacific NW Bestseller List since its publication in 2008. Today is not just Day 6 of our December list-fest but Stein’s birthday. Wish him a happy 29th! …

Aug

2

2010

Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein

“Before Garth Stein made it big with The Art of Racing in the Rain, before he published How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, there was this odd, mysterious, fascinating novel, published when Stein was a young sapling of a writer, then disappearing from bookstores for fourteen years and just re-released. Rougher around the edges than his other two, …

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