Five Bicycle Reads for Book Lovers’ Day

August 9 is Book Lovers’ Day! For your reading enjoyment, we’ve put together a handful of some bicycle-related books for you to kick back with after you’ve finished your weekend ride. (If we left off your favorite, that just means our resident book lover hasn’t read it yet!)

All links are to the book pages on Amazon. If you decided to purchase through Amazon, please log into smile.amazon.com and choose BikeTexas (Texas Bicycle Coalition) as your beneficiary. Get a good book and support bicycle advocacy!

Because I Could Not Stop My Bike and Other Poems, by Karen Jo Shapiro & Matt Faulkner

Definitely for the kids, but if you’re an adult who loves famous poems, it’s good for a giggle or two. Be warned that only one poem is actually about a bike.

 The Bikeable Church, by Sean Benesh

Wish your church were more bike-friendly? Get ideas here.

City Cycling, by John Pucher & Ralph Buehler

More research-oriented, this book is full of key information to take to your city officials. Great reference for advocates. Dr. Pucher was the speaker at our Shifting Gears Lecture Series during the 2013 legislative session.

 Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet, by Mia Burk

Ride along with Portland’s former bicycle coordinator as she recounts the journey to make Portland one of the best bicycling cities in the U.S.

Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom, by Sue Macy 

A short, easy read about the role the bicycle played in the women’s suffrage movement. This book is a good one for kids, too. Update on Aug 19: August 18 was the 94th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. This book is especially appropriate this week!

This is obviously not an exhaustive list, but we hope it’s enough to get you reading and rolling through the weekend!