Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.

The months leading up to Christmas don't tend to be bumper ones for new publications. After October, energies are concentrated on selling what's already out. Here's a round up of interesting new books due out. If you know of anything else, please let me know. Children’s Literature Angela Dorsey: Autumn in Snake Canyon, Winter of Sinking Waters,  Spring of Secrets Episodes 4, 5 and 6 of Angela Dorsey’s excellent Whinnies in the Wind series are out this month. Set in the Canadian North, where life is hard, Evy lives with her mother. Will the on- going mystery of why they’re actually living there emerge? I am longing to find out, I must admit. The ebooks are available now: Kobo, £2.21. Kindle, £2.01, Nook $2.99 Linda Snow McLoon: Crown Prince, Crown Prince Challenged   Out on 15 October are the first two in the Brookmeade Young Riders series.  Heroine Sarah has always dreamed of a horse of her own, but life gets complicated when she get...