Collection: About Susan Mihalic

Susan Mihalic is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Dark Horses (Scout Press, 2021), which received starred reviews from Kirkus, Library Journal, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly.

" A searing examination of love and lust, power and control, as the narrator's rising sense of self yearns to take the reins." --Kirkus

" Deftly sketching the relationships here (including the relationship between horse and rider), Mihalic gives a powerful and insightful account of Roan’s abuse and her path to freedom." --Library Journal

" Mihalic is an expert in creating narrative drive; the urge to keep reading is powerful. . . . A provoking and needed book." --Booklist

" The novel takes every narrative hurdle as nimbly and astonishingly capably as Roan does the courses she rides. This is a powerhouse." --Publishers Weekly

"A pulse-pounding, unflinching tale of one teenage girl's iron-willed determination . . . [Dark Horses] will never leave me." --Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants

Susan holds a BA in journalism and has worked as an editor and a freelance writer. She has also taught writing classes. As curriculum director of an art workshop school, she produced hundreds of workshops in the literary and visual arts. Founder of the critique group No Coast Writers, she is currently working on her next novel, Homestead, which is set in Northern New Mexico.

• Featured in "most anticipated, must read" roundups by O Magazine, Country Living, Parade Magazine, Library Journal, Goop, and other print and digital outlets

• Excerpted in Entertainment Weekly online

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