Enter the pages of Dogs Chase Cars, the first book by veteran journalist and columnist Patrick Sangimino. Having spent forty years chasing headlines, crafting narratives, and watching up close as the newspaper business rose and fell, Sangimino presents readers with a poignant, funny, and hauntingly candid tales.
Patrick Sangimino worked as a journalist for over forty years, writing for large newspapers throughout California and the Midwest. He worked during the print journalism golden age and saw it slowly shift into the digital age. From beat reporter to award-winning columnist, Patrick wrote about some of the biggest sporting stories of all time, including eight seasons of the National Football League, World Series games, and local legends who made athletic history.
A self-described “ink-in-the-veins” writer, Patrick was not merely a journalist, he was a weaver of tales. His craft was motivated by a native curiosity, relentless doggedness in pursuit of fact, and the deeply human understanding that accompanied membership in the communities he served. His columns were read devotionally, acclaimed for their humor, pathos, and biting acuity.
In Dogs Chase Cars, readers meet J.P. Pasquale, an award-winning sports columnist with decades of experience, an old-school mindset, and a front-row seat to the collapse of the industry he once worshipped. On what may be his last day on the job, Pasquale embarks on a slow drive through suburban Kansas, reflecting on the highs and heartbreaks of a career built on deadlines, ink stains, and storytelling.
The early November sun shined brightly on Overland Park – Kansas’ second largest city – as my beat-up…
Vincenzo Salvatore Pasquale took pride in all four of his children. We are his legacy, his proof of a life well lived even if the two packs of…
All I’ve ever wanted to do was tell stories. I think that comes from being exposed to so many great storytellers in my lifetime…
I’ve come to hate Fridays because of the new rules, which, I realize, makes me about as un-American as Putin himself. But this is my new normal…
“A brilliant and bittersweet exploration of the soul of journalism. Sangimino nails every beat.”
“Funny, touching, and brutally honest. J.P. Pasquale is the voice of a generation of writers now fading into the background.”
“This book made me cry and laugh — sometimes in the same chapter. It's a must-read for anyone who’s ever loved a dying profession.”
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Dogs Chase Cars isn’t simply a novel, it’s a mirror held up to those of us who’ve sacrificed parts of ourselves for what we love. In the character of J.P. Pasquale, Patrick Sangimino has written more than a sports columnist past his prime. He’s given us a weathered but wise voice, a man navigating the […]
Patrick Sangimino worked as a journalist for over forty years, writing for large newspapers throughout California and the Midwest.
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