Tag: biking uphill in the rain

November 1, 2024

Saturday: I’m speaking at the Center for Bicycle Repair’s 6th Year Anniversary Party

Join me at the Center for Bicycle Repair‘s 6th Anniversary party 1 p.m. Saturday (November 2) at their shop on Jackson Street between 10th and 12th Avenues. I’ll be giving a presentation about some of my book research followed by a conversation and Q&A with Center founder Cory Potts. I’ll also be happy to talk…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, center for bicycle repair, cory potts
September 24, 2024

Congrats to Timothy Egan on the WA State Book Award

Timothy Egan won the 2024 Washington State Book Award in general nonfiction for A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them. Congrats to him on what is so far an excellent read. I recently started it even before the Washington Center for the…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, timothy egan, washington center for the book
September 3, 2024

Biking Uphill in the Rain is a finalist for the 2024 Washington State Book Award

I am honored to learn that the Washington State Library’s Center for the Book has selected my book Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars as a finalist for the 2024 Washington State Book Awards. It’s one of six books in consideration for the general nonfiction award. “The Washington…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, library of congress, washington center for the book, washington state library
December 22, 2023

Last-minute gift idea: A signed copy of Biking Uphill in the Rain with free local pickup

Didn’t order your copy of Biking Uphill in the Rain soon enough to arrive by Christmas? No problem! You can order one from our online shop and select “Local pickup in U District/Wallingford” option during checkout. You can pick it up from my front porch any time. Also, local pickup is free. Each copy sold…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, shop
December 7, 2023

Buy a signed copy of my book and some cool stickers from our brand new shop

For the first time ever, Seattle Bike Blog has a merch shop! This all started when I decided I should figure out a way to sell copies of my book Biking Uphill in the Rain directly, and then that project spiraled out of control and turned into the Seattle Bike Blog Shop. Once I realized…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, shop, stickers
November 8, 2023

On a bike/Link/Amtrak adventure to Vancouver, WA

I’m on my way to Vancouver, WA, with a Brompton full of books. A bike to Link to Amtrak adventure is a lovely way to start a day. I’m giving a book presentation and selling copies at the Vancouver Bicycle Club meeting, 5pm at the Aero Room this evening (Nov. 8). It’s amazing how much…
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tagged: amtrak, biking uphill in the rain, Vancouver WA