What's in a beach read? 📚🏖
As a trans nonbinary person, I never let myself think of a future. But on my 34th birthday, I felt this sudden sense of urgency. For the first time, I could conceive of a future—not just my own, but our collective trans futures. I wanted to manifest the queer and gender euphoria I wanted to see in the world, and I wasn’t going to wait for grants or a brick-and-mortar store. So I started one book at a time.
Over the course of nine months, The Nonbinarian Book Bike has evolved into a truly collaborative effort through countless time, labor, love, and support. Together, we built a foundation. Together, we funded the bike and sourced our initial inventory. And now you’re here with us to envision that future—together.
Once a month, we’ll share where the Book Bike is headed, what cool shit we’re cooking up, and how you can get involved.
We’ve only just begun, baby. Welcome to The Nonbinarian Community.
— K. Kerimian, Founder
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Summer Reading Is for the Queers
Raise your hand if you participated in summer reading challenges as a kid. ✋ Now raise your hand if you wish you could reclaim the nostalgia of visiting the library with a stack of books each week, trading in the ones you'd already devoured for a fresh batch of stories awaiting your voracious appetite. 🙌
As a 33-year-old lesbian whose book cravings change as consistently as their food cravings, I often think about how much I loved partaking in reading challenges and reading groups as a kid, as well as how quickly those fell by the wayside as I got older and started to figure out who I was. It wasn't for lack of trying—simply put, very few of my peers read as often or as eagerly as me. After a while, I decided to reserve my excitement about books for my closest friends and my partners but now, there seems to be a resurgence in book clubs and reading challenges, and I have to say that I am 100 percent here for it. This summer alone, I'm participating in two reading challenges (one from Bookshop.Org and Libro.fm and another from content creators CouplaGoofs). I'm also coordinating The Nonbinarian Book Club (!) and resurrecting a queer and trans book club for another online community. I'm reading more than I have in some time—both for work and for fun—and I'm having a blast expanding my TBR, diving headfirst into bookish conversations, and generally sharing my love of reading with other queer folks.
Summer reading feels different as an out, queer adult who's also disabled and chronically ill. As much as I love going outside, the extreme heat in my part of the US coupled with my body's inability to cope makes it harder than ever to leave our cozy home on days when the thermometer climbs past 80°F before noon. It's so freeing to pick up whatever book I want, whenever I want, and put it down or drag it out or swallow it whole in a single night, then talk about it without fear of being reprimanded or interrogated about the stories I love (or the stories I hate). The nostalgia is there, certainly, but so is an intense feeling of belonging and caring. I've never been so thrilled to read on a deadline in my life, and I am so excited to see how my relationship with books continues to evolve as these bookish communities grow together.
— Samantha Puc, Book Club Coordinator
The Washington Post's Ron Charles wrote about The Nonbinarian Book Bike in the July 31st edition of the 'Book Club' newsletter! We're so grateful for the feature. If you missed it, check out a preview below and then check out the whole story. 
🚲 NightCAP: Tuesday, August 1 at 7 p.m., Lafayette Memorial at Prospect Park West—Social ride for anyone but cis dudes
🚲 Fort Greene Farmers Market: Saturday, August 5 at 12 p.m., Fort Greene Park entrance at Dekalb & Washington Park
🚲 The Nonbinarian Book Drive! Saturday, August 19 from 11 a.m.—3 p.m., Herbert von King Park
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The Nonbinarian Book Club is partnered with Bluestockings Cooperative, a worker-owner-run activist center, bookstore, and community space that offers mutual aid, harm reduction support, resource research, and a temperature-regulated safe place. People of all genders, cultures, sexualities, and identities are welcome at Bluestockings Cooperative, which is located at 116 Suffolk St, New York, New York, on the Lower East Side.
You can purchase this month's Nonbinarian Book Club book at Bluestockings to support their mission and ours! Click here to order online and make sure to mention the book club in your order comments! 
The Nonbinarian Book Bike is partnered with the following independent bookstores! Books purchased from our wishlists will be donated directly to the bike for free distribution.
The Nonbinarian Book Bike is also proud to partner with the following organizations for our monthly summer event, Riis Read-In! Please check out their mission statements and support them however possible.
🌠 Reading 4 Black Lives Project
If you'd like to partner with us for an event or for long-term association, please reach out via e-mail! 
In addition to subscribing to our newsletter, following us on social media, and participating in events, you can also support the Book Bike in the following ways:
📚 Donate a book (or books) to the Book Bike! Our first official book drive takes place on Saturday, August 19, and we are looking for volunteers! Reach out to us via e-mail or DM us on Instagram @nonbinarianbike to get involved!
📚 Donate directly to help upkeep costs like storage and bike maintenance! You can make a one-time donation or set up a monthly donation on Ko-Fi, or you can donate via Venmo.
📚 Buy a book from our wishlist!
📚 Buy a book through our Bookshop storefront!
📚 Support us with a Libro.fm subscription!
📚 Buy Nonbinarian merch!
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