The Book Bike.

(photos found here)

I don't think it gets any studlier than this.

I've known this dapper fella for going on nine years now. (Wow, time flies!) Gabe Levinson always manages to inspire, conspire, and just be plain extraordinary (definitely possible). Throughout the years Gabe has managed to reinvent himself and the wheel, quite literally, more times than I can express. We started out in theatre classes together where he always managed to blow my mind. And happened to play the Howard to my Rosemary! He transferred to Fiction Writing and seems to not have looked back since. This totally was not meant to be a bio of Gabe, but I can't help but gush a little bit.

He has now done the incredible and created a bike to go around to parks and free events in the city of Chicago to hand out FREE books to anyone who so chooses. Isn't that incredible?! I think it's incredible. And not just because he actually rides that thing around the city.

Gabe believes that everyone has the right to build and cherish a private library. Since July of 2008, The Book Bike has been responsible for placing over 3,000 new and used books into people's hands. I can handle that.

With your help, all books on The Book Bike will be purchased from local used bookstores and directly from indie press and zinesters around the world. Not only will the books continue to be given away from The Book Bike for anyone and everyone to enjoy, but every book and magazine given away will have been paid for, thus directly supporting independent press and publishing around the world while keeping with the mission of free books for all.

Go here to help a man out!