Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this episode of the new podcast, Xan philosophizes about the humanist heart felt novel from 2008 by Garth Stein, "The Art Of Racing In The Rain" He discusses what he enjoyed about the book and lets us know what is going to be reviewed next. check out what we are reading next at the spiraken book club page or email us Either way check out the website and leave a comment or email us at Spiraken@gmail.com Music For Episode: Opening/Closing Music -What Was Said On Landing by The Book Club ( The Book Club ), Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Host's Email xanl@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Random Question of the Week: Did you cry when reading this story?
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