Books About Greyhounds

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Non-Fiction
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"Please Mister: The Golden Age of Greyhound Racing" by Charles Blanning

"Twenty Two Waterloo Cups" by Charles Blanning

"Understanding Greyhounds, Our Companions Through the Ages" by Mary Fox

"Pet Greyhounds in Towns & Cities: for Greyhounds & Other Sighthounds" by Mary Fox

"Adopting the Racing Greyhound, 3rd Edition" by Cynthia A. Branigan

"The Reign of the Greyhound" by Cynthia A. Branigan

"Living With a Greyhound" by Cynthia A. Branigan

"The Book of the Greyhound" by Sue LeMieux

"Born to Run: Racing Greyhound, from Competitor to Companion" by Ryan H. Reed

"Born to Run: Inside the World of Greyhound Racing" by William R. Foster

"Bonnie's Greyhounds: Tails of a Foster Mom" by Bonnie Bennett

"The Ultimate Greyhound" by Mark Sullivan

"The Comprehensive Greyhound Handbook: All About Your Greyhound" by Milan Blue

"Greyhound Nation: A Coevolutionary History of England, 1200–1900" by Edmund Russell

"Going to the Dogs: Greyhound Racing, Animal Activism, and American Popular Culture" by Gywneth Anne Thayer

"Greyhound: A Practical Guide for the Greyhound Lover (Breed Lover's Guide)" by Cindy Victor

"The Complete Book of Greyhounds" by Julia Barnes

"Greyhound (Comprehensive Owner's Guide)" by Juliette Cunliffe

"The Gambling Times Guide to Greyhound Racing" by William E. McBride

"The Book of the Greyhound" by Edward C. Ash & Ruth Fawcett

"Care of the Racing & Retired Greyhound" by Linda L. Blythe

"Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies" by Lee Livingood

"The Greyhound Dog: Its History, Points, Breeding, Rearing, Training and Running" by Hugh Dalziel (1887)

"Greyhounds Big and Small: Iggies and Greyts" by Amanda Jones

"For The Love Of Greyhounds: Adopted Greyhounds and their Happy Ever Afters" by Alex Cearns

"Greyhounds" by Barbara Karant

"The Holy Greyhound: Guinefort, Healer of Children since the Thirteenth Century" by Jean-Claude Schmitt

"Training and Racing the Greyhound" by Darren Morris

"The Dogs: A Personal History of Greyhound Racing" by Laura Thompson

"Man Buys Dog : A Loser's Guide to the World of Greyhound Racing" by David Matthews

"My Time In Greyhounds: Breeder, Trainer, Stud-keeper" by Mark Telford

"The Road from Emeryville: A History of Greyhound Racing" by Paul C. Hartwell

"History of the American Greyhound Derby: The Kentucky Derby of Greyhound Racing" by James J. Smith

"History of the Hollywood World Greyhound Classic: The Super Bowl of Greyhound Racing" by James J. Smith

"Going to the Dogs: A History of Greyhound Racing in New South Wales" by Max Solli

Fiction
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"Rags to Riches" by Charles Blanning

"Electric Rabbit" by Charles Blanning

"The Picture of Dorian Greyhound" by Eliza Garrett

"The Greyhound" by Helen Griffiths

"The Greyhound of the Baskervilles (Greyhound Classics)" by John Gaspard

"A Christmas Carl: A Greyhound Ghost Story of Christmas (Greyhound Classics)" by John Gaspard

"The Greyhound & Gatsby (Greyhound Classics)" by John Gaspard

"A Greyhound Investigates The Mysterious Affair At Styles (Greyhound Classics)" by John Gaspard

"Logan's Secret: A Retired Racing Greyhound's Amazing Secret to Survival (Greyhound Stories #1)" by Suzanne Burke

"Logan and The Mystical Collar: Adventures in Ancient Egypt (Greyhound Stories #2)" by Suzanne Burke

"The Rise of the Phoenix: Adventures in Medieval Europe (Greyhound Stories #3)" by Suzanne Burke

"The Greyhound God" by Keith Lee Morris

"Greyhound at the Gravesite: Pets Reporter Mystery" by Kyla Colby

"Greyhound Dreams (Greyhounds Thru Time Book One)" by Hope Chase

"A Greyt Greyhound Rescue: A Rachel Chance and Will Keller Mystery" by Randall Wisehart

"Kissing the Long Face of the Greyhound" by Yvonne Zipter

"Fifty Shades of Greyhound (Pampered Pets Series)" by Sparkle Abbey

"The Ghost and the Greyhound" by Bryan Snyder

"The Greyhound: A Novel" by John Cooper

"The Adventures of Izzy 'The Great' Greyhound" by Dennis Ray Clifton

"Greyhound Dancing (Greyhound Chronicles Book I)" by Cyn Mobley

"Greyhound Singing (Greyhound Chronicles Book II)" by Cyn Mobley

"Greyhound Laughing (Greyhound Chronicles Book III)" by Cyn Mobley

"Greyhound Dreaming (Greyhound Chronicles Book IV)" by Cyn Mobley

"Less Than Perfect: A Greyhound Love Story (Love on a Leash)" by Janet Franks Little

"The Sweetest Way Home - A Greyhound's Tale" by Victor Forbes

"The Complete Proud Racer" by Nancy E. Dunne

"Proud Racer: An American Greyhound in Yorkshire" by Nancy E. Dunne

"Chasing Can Be Murder (A Kat McKinley Mystery Book 1)" by June Whyte

"Muzzled (A Kat McKinley Mystery Book 2)" by June Whyte

"Hounded (A Kat McKinley Mystery Book 3)" by June Whyte

"Leashed (A Kat McKinley Mystery Book 4)" by June Whyte

"Bella the Kindhearted Greyhound" by Peter Becker

"Greyhound Fanny" by Martha Morley Stewart, 1912

"Poems of Love, Laughter and Loss plus True Stories of Life With Greyhounds" by Judy Zatonski

"Desert Dog" by Jim Kjelgaard

Books I Do NOT Recommend:

There are also several books about Greyhounds I do not recommend. Usually this is because the authors are extremely misinformed about the breed and its history. These books tend to vilify all Greyhound racing and coursing and portray any retired racer as "rescued" and "abused," no matter how well cared-for the dog may have been before adoption. The way these books portray Greyhounds and the people who love them is incorrect, disingenuous, and even harmful.

* "Comet's Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life" by Steven D. Wolf
* "Brooklyn Goes Home: The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing..." by Christine A. Dorchak
​* "Destiny's Escape: A Greyhound's Tale" by Tony Feeherry
* "Greyhound Tales: True Stories of Rescue, Compassion and Love" by Nora Star
​* "Christy: The Story of a ‘Greyt’ Greyhound" by Cassandra W.
* "It's Me Wilson The Rescue Greyhound" by Mark Anthony Dilley
* "I'm Back Wilson The Happy Greyhound" by Mark Anthony Dilley
* "Life Lessons from a Greyhound" by Angela Reed-Fox
​* "The Memoirs of a Greyhound" by Fionn King
* "The Dog Stays in the Picture: How My Rescued Greyhound Helped Me Cope with My Empty Nest" by Susan Morse
* "A Greyhound's Tale: Running for Glory, Walking for Home" by Pierce Craig
* "Jesse's Tale: Overcoming Fear Aggression and Separation Anxiety in an Adopted Greyhound" by Elaine Webster
* "The Way of the Greyhound: A Magickal Journey of Self-Discovery" by Ginamarie Talford
​* "A Dog Like Peggy: The Life and Times of a Rescued Greyhound" by Clare Cogbill
* "My Love Affair with Greyhounds" by Glenda Taylor
* "A Hound in the House: Or How a Greyhound Taught Us to Live, Laugh and Share" by Chris Dignam
* "AI Greyhound: An Artificial Intelligence Generated Book of Art, Poetry, and Advocacy" by Mark E. Sanders