Books like Bow Grip by Ivan E. Coyote
In Ivan E. Coyote’s debut novel Bow Grip, mechanic Joey, a fortysomething from small‑town Alberta, is left by his wife for another woman. When a stranger named James buys a beat‑up blue Volvo in exchange for a hand‑crafted cello, Joey sees a chance for change. The story follows his road trip to Calgary, the city by the Bow River, where he stays in a rundown motel, hones his cello skills, and encounters an older gay man and a single mother who become confidants. Bow Grip explores themes of love, loneliness, and the long road one must travel between them, with quiet authority and a heart as vast as the prairie sky.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Queer Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Ivan E. Coyote
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