He published two novels and one book of music criticism before his death in 2012, at age 54.
[3] His first novel, Let the Dog Drive, was a 1993 New York Times Notable Book.
[4] It also won the Elmer Holmes Bobst Award for Emerging Writers.
[5] Bunny Modern, his second novel, was published in 1998; SPIN called it "lively, whacked-out, [and] often surprisingly moving.
[1] Big Bang, Bowman's posthumous novel, received critical acclaim.