''Bicycle Diaries'' is a 2009 book written by Scottish-American musician and songwriter

David Byrne David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American New wave music, new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has ...

. Byrne is known for his activism in support of increased cycling and for having used a bike as his main means of transport throughout his life, especially cycling around New York. The book describes Byrne's life and travels through the view of his cycling in cities such as

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Reception

One reviewer for ''

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'' described the book as "This is an engaging book: part diary, part manifesto."{{Cite news , last=O'Hagan , first=Sean , last2= , first2= , date=2009-08-01 , title=Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne , url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/02/david-byrne-bicycles-diaries-review , access-date=2024-08-02 , work=

, language=en-GB , issn=0029-7712

References

2009 non-fiction books Memoirs Books by David Byrne