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The overdue film adaptation of The Art of Racing in the Rain is coming to theaters August 9, and with it comes the apprehension of a beloved book getting marred by the movies.
Film critic Teo Bugbee, self-described as a “freelance culture writer and full-time union organizer,” reviewed the film “The Art of Racing in the Rain” for The New York Times in three ...
Book-It Repertory's moving, ingenious stage adaptation of Seattle author Garth Stein's novel "The Art of Racing In the Rain" maintains an accelerated pace highlighted by moments of endearment ...
In the end, though, I found The Art of Racing in the Rain difficult to put down once I got into Enzo’s life story. Most of us who live with animals have moments at our ebb when we look at our ...
When Garth Stein published his third novel, “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” he likely didn’t anticipate the book would land on the New York Times bestseller list — and stay there for ...
Garth Stein's third novel, "The Art of Racing in the Rain" (Harper, $23.95, 336 pages), is a fable with a heart. Like its best-selling brethren, it casts a sleeping spell on the readers' native ...
I admit I wasn’t looking forward too much to reading The Art of Racing in the Rain, mostly because of the kid-centric ad campaign for the movie in 2019 which made it look cheesy. Even when I ...
I was crying halfway through the first chapter. Not a good sign. What kind of book has you weeping by page three? Do you really want to read that sad of a book? “The Art of Racing in the Rain ...
At least the racing scenes will be spot-on: the book's passages on racing in the rain are authentic, informed by Stein's experiences as a Sports Car Club of America Spec Miata racer.
Lucy Stieger is a Librarian with Siouxland Libraries. She joined us to discuss our August book, “The Art of Racing In the Rain,” and introduce us to the *next book club pick.