Ivan E. Coyote is the author of four previous story collections (including 2008's Lambda-nominated The Slow Fix) and the novel Bow Grip, selected as an ALA Stonewall Honor Book. Originally from the Yukon, she now lives in Vancouver.
"These vignettes read as though they've been freshly torn from a
wanderer's notebook, where they were immediately jotted down so as
not to lose the vibrancy of the experience. The result is
refreshing and tearfully real--Coyote has a gift for blending the
tragic and comic in a way that renders a reader gobsmacked.... The
writing in Missed Her is direct yet lyrical, poetic yet unadorned,
reaching simultaneously for the heart and the gut with brevity and
power." --Quill & Quire (STARRED REVIEW) "With this collection,
more than ever, Coyote delves into the seriousness of sexual
conventions and gender roles with a wit that bridges a gap between
city and country, oral and written, the self-conscious writer and
the contemplative reader."
--The Globe and Mail "Her stories, all culled from her personal
experience, yield a glimpse of a life not frequently spoken of in
mainstream queer circles. Coyote's perspective on small town queer
life resists what Judith Halberstam calls 'metronormativity, ' or
the assumption that queer desire and community cannot exist fully
outside of urban centers."
--Lambda Literary "My favorite book this year without a doubt has
to go to Ivan Coyote's Missed Her. This collection of short stories
are a honest, beautiful and complicated weaving together of queer
experience that will break your heart and stitch it back together.
Missed Her left me cracked open feeling raw and seen in a way that
only the very best books are capable of. It's an absolute must
read." --Sassafras Lowrey, editor of Kicked Out (from Band of
Thebes' list of Best Books of 2010) "Warm, perceptive storytelling
... These tales, a bracing blend of self-effacing and brave,
embrace universal themes within singular moments - 'Good Old Days,
' about teaching memoir writing to a class of senior citizens, both
confronts Coyote's concerns about their potential prejudice and
realizes the sentiment that 'love is just love.'" --Richard
Labonte, Book Marks "Coyote's sense of humour and genuine affection
for people from all walks of life bridge urban-rural gaps that
might otherwise preclude an effective exploration of the social
markers that attempt and fail to define us in traditional,
heterosexual terms. The effect is akin to attending a party where
Coyote has invited all of her friends and family: it's a motley
assortment of people and ideas, but no one feels out of place, and
everyone is welcome." --Georgia Straight
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