"I became interested in the intersection between Islam and the West. I thought the concept of a Muslim Cowboy could crash those articles of outlook together and help explore them both... When I noticed the many odd equivalences the old Wild West shares with post-war Iraq – the US army’s wanted posters of terrorists, roving factions of militia, bandits holding up trains, the Chinese building a railway - the work started writing itself." THE MUSLIM COWBOY 🐪 is Bruce Omar Yates' debut novel. Born in London to an Indian mother and English father, he grew up in Southern France and went on to study Comparative Literature and Film at King's College, London. He cut his teeth as a songwriter as part of the bands Famy and Los Porcos. You can pre-order THE MUSLIM COWBOY now at Dead Ink's website! Link in bio! Cover by emmaewbankdesign #newbooks #coverreveal #newfiction #indiepublishing #independentpublishing #ukpublishing #publishingnews #booknews