What to read?

What I mostly review on this blog is horse-related; mostly for children, occasionally adult literature and with some non-fiction starting to appear too.  I believe passionately that children who happen to be readers of what's considered genre fiction should have decent stuff to read.  Just because something's written within a genre, it doesn't have to be bad.  Children shouldn't be short changed.

If your child is pony-mad, then you at least have somewhere to start if you want to get them interested in books.  What I aim to do on this page (and on my website) is pick out the good stuff; the books that are well written, as well as including the all important horse.

Here's some recommendations from what I've read recently:


For older readers:

• Maggie Steifvater's brilliant  The Scorpio Races
• Troon Harrison's historical novel The Horse Road
• Jane Smiley's Mystery Horse

For a confident reader:

• Belinda Rapley's new series The Pony Detectives

For the younger reader:

• Linda Newbery's Barney the Boat Dog

Adult fiction:

• Elaine Walker's post-apocalyptic fantasy The Horses

Adult non fiction:

• Susanna Forrest's equine memoir If Wishes Were Horses

Updated 3rd May 2012