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Garth Stein was born in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 1964, to a mother of Tlingit descent and a father who was the child of Austrian Jewish immigrants. Though he was born in L.A., the majority of his childhood was spent in Seattle. He lived in New York City for almost two decades, receiving a BA and MFA from Columbia University, before returning to his home city of Seattle.

Stein bases much of his fiction on his first-hand experiences growing up in Seattle. In addition to The Art of Racing in the Rain, his more recent novel, A Sudden Light, is also set in the suburbs of Seattle, where Stein spent a lot of time as a child playing with his friends.

In addition to being a best-selling author of four novels and two plays, Stein is a documentary filmmaker and has also dabbled in amateur racecar driving. He is married and has three sons.

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The Art of Racing in the RainGarth Stein

Called a "publishing phenomenon" by the L.A. Times, The Art of Racing in the Rain is the award-winning third novel by American author, filmmaker, and amateur car-racer Garth Stein. Published by HarperCollins in 2008, the novel remained on the New...

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Best-selling author, The Art of Racing in the Rain (2008)
Produced a number of award-winning documentaries
Co-founder of Seattle7Writers

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Garth Stein is the author of the New York Times best-selling novel, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” (Harper, 2008). Now published in 30 languages, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” was the #1 BookSense selection for June, 2008, the Starbucks spring/summer 2008 book selection, and has been on the IndieBound best-seller list since its publication.

Garth’s previous novel, “How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets” (Soho Press, 2005) won a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, and was a BookSense Pick in both hardcover and paperback. “Raven Stole the Moon” (Harper, 2010) was Garth’s first novel. He has also written a full-length play, Brother Jones, and produced a number of award-winning documentaries.

Garth is the co-founder of Seattle7Writers, a non-profit organisation comprised of 42 prominent Northwest authors dedicated to creating connections between readers, writers, booksellers, and librarians to foster and support a passion for the written word.

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