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Katie Haegele is a writer from Philadelphia. She has published essays, articles, and reviews in newspapers and magazines, and has been putting out her own zines for 20 years. She has also published four books with Microcosm, with number five on the way: Cat Party!, a rollicking cat-themed anthology of personal stories, comics, and photos by more than 50 writers and artists. Together with her partner, Joseph Carlough, Katie runs a zine library and show space in Philadelphia called the East Falls Zine Reading Room. Visit her online at www.thelalatheory.com.

Read an interview with Katie on the Microcosm blog.

Cat Party!: Cats We've Known in Words and Pictures

Cat Party!: Cats We've Known in Words and Pictures

by Katie Haegele Editor, Dame Darcy Contributor, Joe Biel Contributor, Joe Carlough Contributor, Steven Svymbersky Contributor, 8 more

The cats in our lives are always close to our hearts, whether they're napping in a sunbeam, demanding pets and…

$16.95

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Green Witch Starter Pack

Green Witch Starter Pack

by Friday Gladheart Author, Super Pack! Author, Katie Haegele Author, Nadine Schneider Author, Raleigh Briggs Author, Nicholas Culpeper Author and Sage Liskey Author

Store buyers, here's a quick way to build out a display or endcap for pagan herbalists, or just add some of…

$300.00 $150.00

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$20 Superpack: Elly's Picks!

$20 Superpack: Elly's Picks!

by Super Pack! Author, Elly Blue Author, Dave Roche Author, Anne Elizabeth Moore Author, Ben Holtzman Author, Alec Longstreth Author and Katie Haegele Author

These are the books that made Elly, MCP's VP, fall in love with Microcosm. Before I started working here…

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Cat Party #10

Cat Party #10

by Katie Haegele Editor

Will this Cat Party never end? If Katie Haegele has her way, no, it totally wouldn't. In the tenth issue we join…

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Cat Party #9: Art & Stories About Cats

Cat Party #9: Art & Stories About Cats

by Katie Haegele Author

In this ninth edition of the zine Cat Party, creator Katie Haegele continues her celebration of cats and the people…

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Cat Party #8: Love & Loss

Cat Party #8: Love & Loss

by Katie Haegele Author

How is it that Katie Haegele keeps finding more stories about cats? Well, it seems that no matter where Katie goes,…

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Kitchen Witch: Natural Remedies and Crafts for Home, Health, and Beauty

Kitchen Witch: Natural Remedies and Crafts for Home, Health, and Beauty

by Katie Haegele Author and Nadine Schneider Author

Cast a spell to turn your kitchen into a healthy haven. Learn about traditional healing methods, gain practical DIY…

$19.95

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Cat Party #7: Kitty Ephemera, Lists, and Infographics

Cat Party #7: Kitty Ephemera, Lists, and Infographics

by Katie Haegele Editor

What's that? You say that you can't get enough cats? Fortunately, Katie Haegele has got your fix. And she's…

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Cat Party #6: At Home with Our Cats

Cat Party #6: At Home with Our Cats

by Katie Haegele Editor and Joe Carlough Contributor

Contributors reflect on their relationships with their feline companions while quarantined together during the…

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Cat Party #5: More Lost & Found Relics

Cat Party #5: More Lost & Found Relics

by Katie Haegele Author

In this second installment of the "Lost & Found" theme, Katie Haegele offers up five new stories of how…

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Cat Party #4: Lost & Found

Cat Party #4: Lost & Found

by Katie Haegele Author

Katie Haegele asked around for stories of cats lost and found, and uncovered a lovely range of emotional…

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Cat Party #3: The Collectible Cat

Cat Party #3: The Collectible Cat

by Katie Haegele Author and Caitlin Peck Illustrator

Cat themed knick-knacks and objet d’dubious art star in this issue of Katie Haegele's Cat…

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Cat Party #2: Stories & Comics About Our Favorite Cats

Cat Party #2: Stories & Comics About Our Favorite Cats

by Joe Biel Contributor, Dame Darcy Contributor, Keet Geniza Contributor, Katie Haegele Editor, Mardou Contributor and River Katz Contributor

Five stories and comics by a variety of creators about beloved kitties, in the spirit of Katie Haegele's Cats…

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$20 Superpack: Love, Loss, & Zines with Katie Haegele

$20 Superpack: Love, Loss, & Zines with Katie Haegele

by Katie Haegele Author and Super Pack! Author

What's better than a Katie Haegele book? We've now published three of her poignant, lyrical, down-to-earth works…

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Cats I've Known: On Love, Loss, and Being Graciously Ignored

Cats I've Known: On Love, Loss, and Being Graciously Ignored

by Katie Haegele Author

From deep friendships to brief encounters, this is the story of the cats in Katie Haegele's life, or rather the…

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Cat Party #1: Five True Cat Stories

Cat Party #1: Five True Cat Stories

by Katie Haegele Author

These five tales are excerpted from Katie Haegele's book, Cats I've Known. The book is about learning to live…

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$25 Superpack: Books about Books

$25 Superpack: Books about Books

by Joe Biel Author, Greg Farrell Author, Katie Haegele Author, Sarah Royal Author and Super Pack! Author

If you're a person, like us, who loves books so much that reading a book about books is a heightened form of…

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$25 Superpack: Cozy Reading for Busy People

$25 Superpack: Cozy Reading for Busy People

by Natalye Childress Author, Katie Haegele Author, Super Pack! Author and Bob Suren Author

During the grey days of winter, or those darker days in your life, the best remedy is often just curling up with a good…

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$20 Superpack: Healthy Relationships

$20 Superpack: Healthy Relationships

by Natalye Childress Author, Katie Haegele Author, Dr. Faith G. Harper Author, Sarah Mirk Author and Super Pack! Author

We are all on what feels like a lifelong quest towards finding those perfectly healthy relationships—the people…

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Slip of the Tongue: Talking About Language

Slip of the Tongue: Talking About Language

by Katie Haegele Author

Slip of the Tongue is a love letter to words and the myriad and contradictory ways we use them. Author Katie Haegele is…

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White Elephants: Yard Sales, Relationships, and Finding What Was Missing

White Elephants: Yard Sales, Relationships, and Finding What Was Missing

by Katie Haegele Author

White elephants are the odd, old, and discarded things that end up at yard sales and flea markets—and Katie…

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