Bloggers Enjoying Joe Parkin's "A Dog in a Hat"

VeloPress gave away over 100 advance copies of Joe Parkin's new book, A Dog in a Hat, at BookExpo America in May and then shipped out 80 more advance copies to Amazon's Vine reviewer program (read the Amazon Vine reviews). The resulting early feedback on the book has been overwhelming. Here's a sampling of reviews of A Dog in a Hat from the blogosphere.

"Joe Parkin is a beautiful piece of work, and he turns out to be a better writer than I am a bike racer." - Bill Strickland, Bicycling magazine

"Whether you're a hard core cycling fanatic or are passingly aware of the Tour de France each year, you will enjoy this page turning chronicle of a young man's coming of age as a cyclist in Europe. It might even inspire you to dust off that old bike sitting in the closet and take it for a spin." - The Wisdom of Dre

"This book is a very short, entertaining read. It keeps up fast pace, moving from race to race and season to season smoothly and quickly." - Pete's Entertainment Reviews

"Parkin chronicles the years he spent training and racing in Belgium during the late '80s with brevity and candor, giving the reader plenty of breathing room to enjoy the behind the scenes look at professional bike racing." - Scott's Bookshelf

Edel Rodriguez is a cyclist and the artist who created the cover illustration for A Dog in a Hat. The book cover's illustration is not the only one Edel drew. Check out the early sketches on his blog.