The Biker Girls

“Three South Asian girls find empowerment through cycling… . Malik sets her tale in an unnamed city likely inspired by her hometown of Lahore, Pakistan. Bright, bold, Technicolor art dominates the pages with pink, orange, and purple skies and flora, lending the tale an upbeat, comic book–like feel. A spirited tale about finding one’s freedom—and making room for others to revel in it, too.” —Kirkus Reviews

Shehzil Malik is a visual artist who focuses on feminist topics and women’s narratives. The Biker Girls is her picture book debut as an author and illustrator, and she also illustrated the picture book A Girl Called Genghis Khan- How Maria Toorpakai Wazir Pretended to Be a Boy, Defied the Taliban, and Became a World Famous Squash Player (by Michelle Lord), as well as the cover for Aisha Saeed’s Amal Unbound and Omar Rising. She often works to examine socio-political questions around gender-based violence, injustice, and freedom using digital art, publications, textiles, and public art. She is a Fellow at the Universität der Künste Berlin, as well as a Fulbright scholar. Her commercial practice includes clients like Oxfam, Malala Fund, Marvel, New York Times, GIZ and Google. She lives in Berlin, Germany.