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The Art of Racing in the Rain
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2008
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A Sudden Light
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2014
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Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog
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2011
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Raven Stole the Moon
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1998
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How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets
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2005
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Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices
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2011
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Enzo Races in the Rain
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2014
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Enzo's Very Scary Halloween
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Enzo and the Christmas Tree Hunt!
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Enzo and the Fourth of July Races
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"I was totally sucked in by this story. From page one, you are present in the tale of this (somewhat twisted) family's life. Garth Stein knows how to set the scene... I could see every corner of the family estate, the towering trees, the dry summer..."
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“There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
“He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
“That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
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“With a book—presuming it’s a good book—you can depend upon an outcome that adheres to the necessities of drama. The question will be answered. It has to be. The answer may not be happy; we can’t guarantee a comedy. Sometimes tragedy strikes. But there will be a conclusion. Of that we can be sure. That’s the whole point of a book. But in real life, there is no guarantee that any question will ever be answered. Real life is messy because we don’t know where it’s going to go.”
― A Sudden Light
― A Sudden Light
“Perhaps that's what life is about--the search for such a connection. The search for magic. The search for the inexplicable. Not in order to explain it, or contain it. Simply in order to feel it. Because in that recognition of the sublime, we see for a moment the entire universe in the palm of our hand. And in that moment, we touch the face of God.”
― A Sudden Light
― A Sudden Light
“One’s nature comes from within, not from without. The abomination occurs in subverting one’s instinct in favor of a rigid code written by others. Trying to force yourself into a role that confounds your spirit will always break you.”
― A Sudden Light
― A Sudden Light
“I hear hundreds of years of life. I hear wind and rain and fire and beetles. I hear the seasons changing and birds and squirrels. I hear the life of the trees this wood came from.”
― A Sudden Light
― A Sudden Light
“We are all connected. The living to the nonliving, as the nonliving to the living. All things in all directions in all times. It is only in the physical dimension that we have limitations. (The membrane between us is thinner than you think.)”
― A Sudden Light
― A Sudden Light

In celebration of the re-release of his first novel, Raven Stole the Moon, Garth Stein, the author the NYT bestselling literary novel The Art of Racin ...more

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From Jan. 11 to 17, 2015, I'll be answering questions about my new novel, A Sudden Light.

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