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4/1/12 - ARR to be staged at Book-It Repertory Theatre
2/2/12 - Garth and Patrick Dempsey at Daytona
Garth rubbed shoulders with his pal, Patrick Dempsey, again this year at the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona. The event has a reputation for A-List of celebrity attendees including Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Tim Allen, and Craig T. Nelson. Garth and Patrick Dempsey (who is slated to play the role of Denny, in the Art of Racing in the Rain movie) mingled with both competitors and fans at what many considered the most anticipated sports car race in North American motorsports history.
More photos in the Gallery here: http://www.garthstein.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=977 |
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11/21/11 - New photos added to the media page.
10/11/11 - Not how you want to see your driver...
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Well, little Enzo took a bit of a tumble. |
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5/4/11 - Hotel Angeline - A Novel in 36 Voices, Including Garth's
Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.
Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, the tea, and all the problems of the world, it seems, in her landlady mother’s absence.
The quirky tenants—a hilarious mix of misfits and rabble-rousers from days gone by—rely on Alexis all the more when they discover a plot to sell the Hotel. Can Alexis save their home? Find her real father? Deal with her surrogate dad’s dicey past? Find true love? Perhaps only their feisty pet crow, Habib, truly knows.
Provoking interesting questions about the creative process, this novel is by turns funny, scary, witty, suspenseful, beautiful, thrilling, and unexpected.
Fifty percent of the proceeds from Hotel Angeline go directly back to the writing and reading community. Seattle7Writers will use these proceeds to award grants to worthy nonprofit organizations making a difference through literacy programs and support of the local arts.
For more info or to buy the ebook, go to www.garthstein.com/hotelangeline.
For heaps more good stuff, including pictures and videos related to this project, go to
http://www.openroadmedia.com/authors/the-novel-live-authors.aspx |
 Hotel Angeline - A Novel in 36 Voices
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4/28/11 - ARR Adapted for Young Readers
Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking?
Meet one funny dog—Enzo, the lovable mutt who tells this story. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs. Every dog loves to chase cars, but Enzo longs to race them. He learns by watching TV and by listening to his best friend, Denny, an up-and-coming race-car driver, and his daughter, Zoe, his constant companion. Enzo finds that life just like being on the racetrack. For he sees that life, like racing, isn’t simply about going fast. And, by learning the tricks of racing against all odds, he takes on his family’s challenges and emerges a hero. Enzo holds in his heart the dream that Denny will go on to be a racing champion with his daughter right by his side. For theirs is an extraordinary friendship—one that reminds us all to celebrate the triumph of the human (and canine) spirit.
On sale May, 2011.
For more go to
http://www.garthstein.com/racing/ |
 Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
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2/15/11 - The Art of Racing in the Snow! Enzo inspires Bode Miller.
A fan recorded this clip while watching skiing on TV. Turns out Bode Miller was preparing between heats by reading The Art of Racing in the Rain. The commentator says ARR is "about a dead dog in Mongolia from what I've been told."
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 Bode Miller Art of Racing in the Snow
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1/5/11 - ARR #10 Bestselling Fiction Title in 2010!
The Art of Racing in the Rain enjoys yet another year on the Nielsen BookScan Top 15 bestseller list. Coming in at #10 for all Adult Fiction books in the year 2010, Enzo is still going strong! ARR is one of only four Adult Fiction titles to make the list not published in the year 2010.
The Nielsen BookScan report covers Adult Nonfiction and Adult Fiction and is updated through January 2, 2010 for all 52 weeks of sales in the year. |
11/1/10 - The Enzo Store Is Open For Business
ARR fans will now be able to visit THE ENZO STORE to buy merchandise featuring their favorite literary canine. You can purchase hats and t-shirts now, with more cool stuff to come.
You'll find THE ENZO STORE at www.garthstein.com/enzostore |
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9/2/10 - Enzo Goes To Washington!
8/27/10 - Garth Publishes Favorite Recipe
Garth’s next published work is…not what you were expecting. He has contributed a recipe to Literary Feast, a collection of recipes from Northwest and nationally acclaimed authors, including Greg Bear (or, to be precise, his wife), Kit Bakke, Alexander McCall Smith, and Jacquelyn Mitchard.
Garth’s submission was his recipe for Clams with Sausage, Beans, and Pasta. He’s been cooking it and embellishing it for his wife since they were first married. Since he and Drella are still together, it’s safe to say that the recipe is a good one!
The book was published by the King County Library System Foundation, and profits will benefit local literary and learning programs. If interested, you can order it from www.thriftbooks.com.
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6/15/10 - ARR #9 on NYT for Week 52
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The Art of Racing in the Rain has now been on the New York Times paperback bestseller list for a full year! Not many books achieve that. |
2/19/10 - Garth interviewed on BBC World Service
Garth Stein is a guest on the Feb. 19 edition of the BBC World Service's WORLD TODAY. Interviewed by Komla Dumor, he is discussing his views on the Google Books Library Project.
BBC World Service is the BBC's international radio station. Available on radio and online all over the world, and DAB and satellite in the UK, it is the best known and most respected voice in international broadcasting. At least 182 million people listen each week to BBC World Service's programs, consisting of news, information, education and entertainment in English and 31 other languages.
To listen to the story, go to http://www.garthstein.com/media/coverage.php#bbc021910 |
2/15/10 - No One Calls Me Mutt Anymore
No One Calls Me Mutt Anymore, a play by Garth Stein, was originally produced Feb. 4, 2010, at Garth's old high school, Shorewood High School in Shoreline, Washington.
All are welcome to produce it as a stage production with proper attribution. The only requirement is that you send Garth notice of the play so he can announce it to his fans, and that you send us a cast photo we can put up on the website.
For details go to www.garthstein.com/mutt |
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2/11/10 - Garth will be appearing at Gods & Monsters at Richard Hugo House
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Friday, February 19, 2010 - 7:30pm
From the crucifixes hanging above our beds to the Bogeymen hiding under them, gods and monsters have always occupied considerable real estate in the human psyche. But sometimes a mattress and box spring are all that separate the two. Gods of all faiths have dispatched locusts, hail and frogs, induced famines and instituted curses. And who was really the monster in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"--the poor, misunderstood creature whose hideous exterior masked a very human heart, or the man who usurped God's role by creating him? Today the line dividing the godly from the grotesque is blurrier than ever as technology hands us godlike powers--cloning! Bio-engineering! Artificial Intelligence!--opening possibilities that Mary Shelley couldn't have imagined. But just because we can do something doesn't mean we should--what happens when, as Joseph Conrad described it, our "inner evil" equals our "outer good"?
Garth will be reading a new and never published story.
For details on the event go to http://www.hugohouse.org/content/gods-and-monsters
For Garth's complete schedule go to www.garthstein.com/calendar/events.php |
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2/1/10 - ENZO IS EVERYWHERE!
Coming soon to a Costco near you....
Forget the tables with their tall stacks of books. In Costco, The Art of Racing in the Rain will soon get its very own bin. And here we thought bulk retailing couldn't get any bigger! |
 The new bins for The Art of Racing in the Rain at Costco
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1/19/10 - Racing to the Top in 2009
The Art of Racing in the Rain was the 10th bestselling trade paperback book in 2009.
According to Nielsen Bookscan, The Art of Racing in the Rain was the tenth bestselling trade paperback book, overall, last year. This means that in a list that combines both fiction and non-fiction only nine titles were more popular in 2009 than Enzo's story. In addition, more than a dozen newspapers, blogs, and websites either chose The Art of Racing in the Rain as their favorite read of the year, or included it in their Top Ten best books lists. |
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10/22/09 - Alexander Rossi Winning for Team Enzo
09/02/09
Young racecar driver Alexander Rossi has been on a tear of late. Sporting GoEnzo.com logos, he stormed to his second win of the season today in the twelfth round of the International Formula Master (IFM) Series at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.
Starting fourth, the young American was up to second as the field of IFM single-seaters charged through the first corner, before the safety car was deployed following an incident on the grid.
IFM Talent Support Program (TSP) driver Alexander Sims had been left stranded on his P3 slot as the lights went out, with AR Motorsport's Kelvin Snoeks unable to avoid him, resulting in three laps of safety car period.
Rossi took the lead of the race a lap after the restart, racing to the checkered flag unchallenged, despite a strong drive from Jenzer Motorsport's Fabio Leimer who finished the 12-lap race less than a second behind.
Rossi: "I had a good start with Alexander [Sims] dropping out; I could focus on passing Josef [Kral] quickly. Then the safety car was out for three laps and I worked very hard to keep the tyres and brakes as warm as possible. I had a very good restart; I was able to get the lead straight away and we almost had a 1-2 for the team but getting both cars in the top three is pretty great too."
Check out the pics in our gallery here:
http://www.garthstein.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=565
You can check out Alexander Rossi's website at www.AlexanderRossi.com |
 Alexander Rossi
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9/25/09 - Enzo Zoom-Zooms Ahead to #5 on the NYT!
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Since its release in June, The Art of Racing In The Rain has continued to reside in the top 10 for paperback fiction on the New York Times bestseller list. Those loyal Enzo fans continue to spread the word... |
9/24/09 - Where's Enzo? Poster Contest
Enter the Where's Enzo Poster Contest
Download the poster, print it, post it somewhere cool, and take a picture of it. Send the picture to wheresenzo(at)garthstein.com and you can win a GoEnzo ball cap like the one you see in The Enzo Store.
Check out previous entries in the Where's Enzo album in the Gallery. |
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9/10/09 - Garth Visits Barnes and Noble Center Stage
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This coming week (September 14-18), Garth will be the featured guest on Barnes and Noble's online book club, Center Stage. He will log on daily to answer readers' questions and chat about whatever topics pop up (and judging by his Twitter Feed, things could get interesting very quickly...). The forum for the chat can be found at http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Center-Stage/bd-p/CenterStage. Please note that posts won't be ennabled on the forum until the 14th or a day before. |
9/1/09 - Garth is now on twitter
Garth has finally surrendered to technology and joined Twitter. Yes, this is the same man who managed to accidentally delete his entire Facebook account on New Year's Eve, throwing his tech support assistant into complete panic. He's improved...we hope.
You can find his tweets at Garth's twitter page: twitter.com/garthstein. He's looking foward to hearing from you too! |
8/27/09 - Garth Visits With Nancy Pearl
6/24/09 - THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN IS #5!
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Another day and another jump up the New York Times bestseller list for trade paperback fiction. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN is now #5! |
6/22/09 - THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN hits #7 on NYT Bestseller List
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Garth hit the road for 10 days in celebration of the paperback release - visiting with standing room only crowds in California, Colorado, and Texas. The popularity of ARR continues with its ascent to the #7 spot on the NYT bestseller list as well as #6 on Indiebound's and #2 on PNBA's. |
6/15/09 - THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN now out in paperback
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The paperback of The Art of Racing in the Rain is in stores now. Garth's been out on the road for the paperback tour. Go to the Gallery for pics or to the Events Calendar to see where he's going next. |
01/13/09 - New, Expanded Photo Gallery
| We've updated the photo gallery with lots of new pictures and more to come. Browse the albums at at the new gallery by clicking "Gallery" in the menu above. Or just click here. Enjoy!
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01/08/09 - #8 Choice for Northwest Books of 2008
The Oregonian picked The Art of Racing in the Rain for its annual list of top Northwest Books. Keeping Garth company are Terry Toedtemeier and John Laursen, Ursula K. LeGuin, Kim Barnes, and Thomas Hager.
"Garth Stein's third novel, 'The Art of Racing in the Rain,' is a fable with a heart. Like its best-selling brethren, it casts a sleeping spell on the readers' native cynicism and persuades us to dust off old questions about faith and humankind's better traits." --OregonLive.com
To see the rest of the list and the review of The Art of Racing in the Rain, visit http://blog.oregonlive.com:80/books/2008/12/top_10_northwest_books.html.
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01/05/09 - More Awards--As An Audiobook
12/12/08 - 2008 Indie Bestsellers
| The American Booksellers Association announced the 2008 Indie Bestsellers featuring this year's top-selling titles at independent bookstores across the country. Guess who's book made this prestigious list? That's right, The Art of Racing in the Rain was the 8th bestselling book at independent bookstores in the United States during 2008 in the hardcover fiction category. And who are some of the others keeping Garth company on this list? Check this out: John Grisham, Stephen King, Alexander McCall Smith, Salman Rushdie, Jodi Picoult, Janet Evanovich, Ken Follett, and Stephenie Meyer. For the complete list go to www.bookweb.org/files/open/files/lists/2008h.pdf
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07/29/08 - The Art of Racing in the Rain Shortlisted for PNBA Award
Winner of a 2006 Pacific Northwest Bookseller Award for his novel, How Evan Broke His Head And Other Secrets, Garth is once again in the running for this most prestigious regional award as a finalist for The Art Of Racing In The Rain.
Stein--and his quirky novel with a loveable, wise, canine narrator--has been selected for the first-ever PNBA Book Awards Short List! The PNBA Short List was selected by a committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The committee chose twelve books from more than 100 nominees, all of which were written by Northwest authors and published in 2008. The Book Awards Committee will choose the final list of no more than six titles in mid-December. PNBA will announce the winners to its members and the media in January, 2009.
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07/29/08 - Meet and chat with other fans on the new Forum
| According to The Free Dictionary, the modern definition of “Forum” is “a public meeting or assembly for open discussion.” True to form, a cyber meeting place has been added to the Garth Stein website (www.GarthStein.com). It is open to the public and we invite readers and fans of The Art Of Racing In The Rain and other Stein novels, to join each other for conversations on topics ranging from auto racing to favorite dog tales to the Zen of Enzo. We also encourage you to add subjects that are of particular interest to you. Sarah is the Forum Facilitator, and Garth will participate as well; he’ll even conduct live chats from time to time. Please contact Sarah with your feedback and suggestions. Help make this a lively, interesting, and inspiring Forum.
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06/12/08 - The Art of Racing in the Rain makes NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams' summer reading list
07/15/08 - Garth to Race in the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland
FACT VS FICTION ON THE RACE TRACK
Northwest authors race for the cup at the Mazda Grand Prix and join teams to support the Oregon Humane Society.
Award-winning Northwest authors Garth "The Art of Racing in the Rain" Stein and Sam "Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots" Moses will be battling for bragging rights at the Mazda MX-5 Cup race at the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday July 27th.
While the MX-5 Cup race will have at least two dozen other racers, Sam and Garth are competing for bragging rights as the highest placed scribe. This race-within-a-race is generating intense interest both within the Oregon literary community, and auto racing folks. Some good natured trash talk between the competitors is already starting to build. Sam notes that "The graphics on our MX-5s will be our book jackets, which means my car will have a checkered flag on it, and Garth's car will feature a dog; tells you something about their drivers, right there." Garth observed that "Hemingway said, "The only three real sports are auto racing, mountain climbing and bull fighting. Well, I have great respect for my competitor, Sam Moses. But at the end of the day, he should stick to mountain climbing, because in the sport of auto racing, I will prove to be the champion, and Mount Hood isn't that far away...."
Garth's novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain, (Harper) is currently on the New York Times bestseller list for fiction. Sam's 1986 epic, Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots, is considered a classic among racers and was re-released last year by the University of Nebraska Press.
Fans of race cars, readers, journalists, idiots, and philosopher dogs, are encouraged to join the fun at Portland International Raceway and other venues in Portland.
Thursday, July 24th from 6:00PM to 8:00PM: Sam and Garth will sign copies of their books at Auto Town Mazda (16903 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR) All proceeds from book sales that evening will be donated to the Oregon Humane Society (OHS).
Friday July 25th: Sam and Garth will visit the Oregon Humane Society to meet their adoptable namesakes. This is in conjunction with the Mazda supported "Adopt-A Shelter Animal" program.
Sunday, July 27th: Round #3 of the 2008 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, a feature race of the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland at the Portland International Raceway West Delta Park 1940 North Victory Boulevard Portland. The race will be at 12:30pm (PDT) Practice and qualifying will take place on July 25th and 26th. The race will be televised nationally on DirecTV & DISH Network beginning the week of August 18th with additional regional broadcasts.
Tickets: $15/day.
Visit the official event website for more information.
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04/24/08 - The Art of Racing in the Rain Selected as Starbucks Book Pick for Summer, 2008
 From Starbucks' website:
Starbucks announced today the next title in its book program: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein – to published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers – a highly original, surprisingly moving novel of redemption narrated in the opinionated and insightful voice of an extraordinary dog, Enzo. Starting on May 13, 2008, the book will be offered at more than 7,000 Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) company-operated locations across the U.S. The Art of Racing in the Rain is the company’s first fiction selection by an emerging author.
Read the whole story here.
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