Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard by Robert M. Dowling

Pub date - 11/4/25

Coyote is an extremely well researched tale of Shepard’s life, and what a life it was - I enjoyed Dowling’s writing style and was thankful for the opportunity to read this well written biography of the highly interesting Sam Shepard.

I also loved learning that U2’s The Joshua Tree (which has been one of my lifetime favorites since the late 80’s) was inspired by Shepard’s Paris, Texas, which also inspired much more (Wes Anderson and Sam Mendez, and went a long way to turn Texas into a cool destination.

Recommended.

Thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for the DRC