Librarians
“Our library has most of Katy Bowman’s books and DVD’s in the collection. They are very popular and I feel very good about recommending them to anyone. I know the information will be interesting, useful, thought provoking, and presented in a clear and accessible style.… Many patrons want to read everything we have available after reading one book.”
Our Newest Release
I Know I Should Exercise, But… 44 Reasons We Don’t Move and How to Get Over Them
Published March 2025
Break down the common, everyday mental obstacles to moving your body more, and transform your mind from adversary to ally in the quest to feel better in your body.
Coming Soon!
Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the Practice of Re-enchantment
Release Date: April 8th 2025
“A glittering gem of a book! In Encountering Dragonfly, Brooke Williams gifts us with his exquisite natural history observations alongside the deep truths revealed in myths and dreams. I was utterly enchanted.”—Sy Montgomery, author of Of Time and Turtles and The Soul of an Octopus
Essential Backlist
Keep your patrons physically active with our “Movement Through the Ages and Stages” set
In today’s culture of convenience, the people you serve—from children to seniors—have become much more sedentary. With more movement, we could all be feeling so much better.
Help increase your patrons’ physical activity with our “ages and stages” set, created to get stiff and sore body parts moving better, and to get people of all ages moving more all day, not just during exercise time.
Check out these acclaimed titles from a leader in the “Movement movement!”
Kids and Families: Grow Wild
paperback (978-1-943370-16-0, $31.95)
e-book (978-1-943370-17-7)
audiobook (978-1-943370-21-4)
All Adults: Move Your DNA
paperback (978-1-943370-10-8, $24.95)
e-book (978-1-943370-13-9)
audiobook (978-0-9896539-3-0)
Middle Age/Seniors: Dynamic Aging
paperback (978-1-943370-11-5, $16.95)
e-book (978-1-943370-12-2)
All Uphill Books titles are distributed by Publishers Group West and are also available at Baker & Taylor, Ingram, and all major wholesalers. Find ebooks and audiobooks at these library vendors: OverDrive, Baker & Taylor (AXIS 360), EBSCO, Hoopla, Mackin, Perlego, ProQuest, Academic.
Offer avenues to physical well-being in multiple languages
Arm your Spanish-speaking patrons with information on staying mobile and increasing their physical activity. Stock the paperback and audiobook translations of Move Your DNA: Mueve tu ADN
Spanish-speaking Adults: Mueve tu ADN
paperback: (9788417030452)
audiobook: available from BookaVivo, via Overdrive
Move Your DNA is also available in ten other languages. Find them listed here.
Why is Movement so important?
Getting the right amount of movement results in:
- higher self-esteem and better physical health for children
- greater comfort, ease, flexibility, longevity and agency for seniors
- better fitness and less stress and anxiety for everyone!
Tips for introducing more movement into your library
- Provide flexible seating areas, especially in children’s areas
- Sponsor a walking book club
- Create movement-themed book displays
- Read this “Dynamic Libraries” article for more ways to support movement and physical activity in your library.
Katy Bowman is available for library talks and events! Contact her here.
About Author Katy Bowman, M.S.
Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman, M.S. is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Her eight books, including the groundbreaking Move Your DNA, have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and human movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences.
One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and an America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement,” she has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike, and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities, sharing her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message. Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family.
