What inspired you to write your book? I grew up reading the Black Stallion and the Thoroughbred series, so naturally I was obsessed with horses and fell in love with horse racing. Of course, there isn't a wealth of young adult books set in the horse racing world, so as soon as I gobbled up all of them that I could, I set about to write them! About your Book: July Carter’s world is perfect from the back of a horse. From the ground, everything is a complete mess: her jockey mom ran off for … [Read more...] about Stay the Distance by Mara Dabrishus
Interview with Author – Mara Dabrishus
About Mara Dabrishus: Mara Dabrishus is an award-winning author of young adult equestrian fiction. Mara grew up in the Arkansas Ozarks, and is currently a librarian at a small private college in Northeast Ohio. When she's not writing, she's researching horse racing, out running, or riding a dressage horse in a series of circles. Stay the Distance is her first novel. What inspires you to write? I like to write about horses, specifically horse racing, so I draw inspiration out of the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mara Dabrishus
