{"id":878,"date":"2016-05-20T22:16:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T22:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=878"},"modified":"2016-05-20T22:16:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T22:16:07","slug":"our-fall-2016-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/our-fall-2016-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Fall 2016 Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got an exciting lineup coming out this fall. Here&#8217;s a little bit about each of them, and a link to order or pre-order. We&#8217;ll let you all know on social media as soon as these are available, or you can <a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our monthly email newsletter<\/a> to find out the latest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6307\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manor_threat_front_cover_lg-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"manor threat snake pit book cover\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manor_threat_front_cover_lg-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manor_threat_front_cover_lg.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6307\/\">Manor Threat: Snake Pit Comics 2013-2015<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 256 pages, 6&#215;8&#8243;, 978-1-62106-381-0)<br \/>\nThe latest three years of Ben Snakepit&#8217;s life, in the form of a daily 3-panel diary comic, each titled with a punk song. In this latest book, Ben turns 40, makes a whole bunch of life changes, continues to play in bands, and finds out he can&#8217;t party as much as he used to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6478\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rrsbs_lg-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"railroad semantics box set cover\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rrsbs_lg-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rrsbs_lg.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6478\">Railroad Semantics: Better Living Through Graffiti and Train Hopping<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(box set, 4 books, 5.5&#215;7&#8243;, $19.95, 978-1-62106-356-8)<br \/>\nJoin Aaron Dactyl on his travels all around the U.S. west, hopping freight trains, hitchhiking, sleeping indoors or out, dodging bulls, tagging, and experiencing every day as it comes.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sprouts01_lg-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"sprouts01_lg\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sprouts01_lg-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sprouts01_lg.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6266\">Sprouts: Live Well with Living Foods<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 128 pages, 5.25&#215;6.75&#8243;, $9.95 978-1-62106-491-6<br \/>\nIan Giesbrecht shares his passion for the magic and science of sprouts, including helpful year-round, indoor sprouting instructions and tips, and tasty recipes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4418\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"bikenomics2ecov-1\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-675x1024.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4418\/\">Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy<\/a><\/em> (second edition)<br \/>\n(paperback, 192 pages, 6&#215;9, $14.95, 978-1-62106-240-0)<br \/>\nAn updated version of Elly Blue&#8217;s vision for a more equitable, economical, environmental world, plus a new introduction to the book that originally came out in 2012. This book makes the case for bicycle transportation as a strong investment for individuals and communities, and has been successfully used at creating changes in cities and advocacy approaches around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"punkrockent-cover_lg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6191\">Punk Rock Entrepreneur: Running a Business Without Losing Your Values<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 6&#215;6, 128 pages, $9.95, 978-1-62106-951-5)<br \/>\nCaroline Moore takes business lessons from the unlikeliest of sources\u2014touring DIY punk bands\u2014and shows you how to apply them, plus a ton of hard work, to succeed in launching and growing your passion into paying work in today&#8217;s tough economy. The real takeaway: Lack of money and resources can actually be a good thing when it comes to building your biz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3899\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"god, forgive these bastards book and LP set photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-1024x934.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3899\">God, Forgive These Bastards<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback + vinyl record in a polyvinyl slipcover, $19.95, 978-1-62106-218-9)<br \/>\nRob Morton and his band The Taxpayers team up for this multimedia release, with a page turning novel and a jazzpunk LP combining to tell the story of a disgraced college baseball star who roams the world burning bridges and courting catastrophe, and ultimately finding something, well, not quite like redemption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4692\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sad nick cave vegan cookbook cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4692\"><em>Comfort Eating with Nick Cave: Vegan Recipes to Get Deep Inside of You<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n(paper over board, 6&#215;6, 128 pages, $14.95, 978-1-62106-613-2)<br \/>\nPoor Nick Cave has a lot to cry about. Fortunately, while he sheds his tears, he can soothe himself with vegan variations on comforting classics. Joshua Ploeg wrote the recipes to accompany Automne Zingg&#8217;s poignant artwork.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sad moz vegan cookbook cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6268\"><em>Defensive Eating with Morrissey: Vegan Recipes From the One You Left Behind<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n(paper over board, 6&#215;6, 128 pages, $14.95, 978-1-62106-203-5)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s tough being the saddest pop star in the world. How does Morrissey cope? By making sure he never, ever, ever runs out of delicious vegan food. Recipes by Joshua Ploeg to accompany illustrations of Moz and friends by Automne Zingg<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/beard-coloring-book-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"beard coloring book cover\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/beard-coloring-book-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/beard-coloring-book.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6273\">The Beard Coloring Book<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 8&#215;10&#8243;, 128 perforated pages, $12.95, 978-1-62106-995-9)<br \/>\nWe are proud to present to you Meggyn Pomerleau&#8217;s utopian universe of beards\u2014beautifully drawn, brilliantly diverse, and meditatively colorable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vulva-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"post-structuralist vulva coloring book cover\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vulva-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vulva.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6295\">The Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring Book<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 8&#215;10&#8243;, 128 perforated pages, $12.95, 978-1-62106-138-0)<br \/>\nWe were just going to make a plain old <em>Vulva Coloring Book<\/em>, but the more we contemplated the idea of an entire book focusing on one single culturally-loaded body part and all of the identity and gender and historical and gaze implications of that, the more wigged out we got. We decided a healthy dose of poststructuralist philosophy would serve to confuse and illuminate matters in equal part, and so we present to you the labors of Meggyn Pomerleau&#8217;s art and Elly Blue&#8217;s scouring and decoding of literary theory, so that you too can appreciate fully the fact that nothing is inherent and the center cannot hold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4378\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"amicas world book cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4378\">Amica&#8217;s World: How a Giant Bird Came Into Our Heart and Home<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paper over board, 6&#215;6&#8243;, 128 pages, $16.95, 978-1-62106-282-0)<br \/>\nJane Goodall wrote the foreward for mom-son team Washo and Meadow Shadowhawk&#8217;s photo account of what it&#8217;s like to adopt and raise a large, flightless bird in their not-so-large suburban home. Spoiler: It&#8217;s not a walk on the park! We learn a ton about rheas (a relative of the ostrich and emu), and Amica in particular, as he goes from sweet-natured chick to angry teenager practically overnight, eventually mellowing into an inquisitive, loving, high-maintenance adult. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got an exciting lineup coming out this fall. Here&#8217;s a little bit about each of them, and a link to order or pre-order. We&#8217;ll let you all know on social media as soon as these are available, or you can sign up for our monthly email newsletter to find out the latest: Manor Threat:&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/our-fall-2016-books\/\" title=\"Read Our Fall 2016 Books\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-books"],"my_excerpt":"We've got an exciting lineup coming out this fall. Here's a little bit about each of them, and a link to order or pre-order. We'll let you all know on social media as soon as these are available, or you can <a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our monthly email newsletter<\/a> to find out the latest:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6307\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manor_threat_front_cover_lg-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"manor threat snake pit book cover\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-879\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6307\/\">Manor Threat: Snake Pit Comics 2013-2015<\/a><\/em>\r\n(paperback, 256 pages, 6x8\", 978-1-62106-381-0)\r\nThe latest three years of Ben Snakepit's life, in the form of a daily 3-panel diary comic, each titled with a punk song. In this latest book, Ben turns 40, makes a whole bunch of life changes, continues to play in bands, and finds out he can't party as much as he used to.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6478\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rrsbs_lg-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"railroad semantics box set cover\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-880\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6478\">Railroad Semantics: Better Living Through Graffiti and Train Hopping<\/a><\/em>\r\n(box set, 4 books, 5.5x7\", $19.95, 978-1-62106-356-8)\r\nJoin Aaron Dactyl on his travels all around the U.S. west, hopping freight trains, hitchhiking, sleeping indoors or out, dodging bulls, tagging, and experiencing every day as it comes.  \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6266\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sprouts01_lg-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"sprouts01_lg\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-883\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6266\">Sprouts: Live Well with Living Foods<\/a><\/em>\r\n(paperback, 128 pages, 5.25x6.75\", $9.95 978-1-62106-491-6\r\nIan Giesbrecht shares his passion for the magic and science of sprouts, including helpful year-round, indoor sprouting instructions and tips, and tasty recipes!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4418\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"bikenomics2ecov-1\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-886\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4418\/\">Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy<\/a><\/em> (second edition)\r\n(paperback, 192 pages, 6x9, $14.95, 978-1-62106-240-0)\r\nAn updated version of Elly Blue's vision for a more equitable, economical, environmental world, plus a new introduction to the book that originally came out in 2012. This book makes the case for bicycle transportation as a strong investment for individuals and communities, and has been successfully used at creating changes in cities and advocacy approaches around the world.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6191\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"punkrockent-cover_lg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-885\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6191\">Punk Rock Entrepreneur: Running a Business Without Losing Your Values<\/a><\/em>\r\n(paperback, 6x6, 128 pages, $9.95, 978-1-62106-951-5)\r\nCaroline Moore takes business lessons from the unlikeliest of sources\u2014touring DIY punk bands\u2014and shows you how to apply them, plus a ton of hard work, to succeed in launching and growing your passion into paying work in today's tough economy. The real takeaway: Lack of money and resources can actually be a good thing when it comes to building your biz.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3899\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"god, forgive these bastards book and LP set photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-887\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3899\">God, Forgive These Bastards<\/a><\/em> \r\n(paperback + vinyl record in a polyvinyl slipcover, $19.95, 978-1-62106-218-9) \r\nRob Morton and his band The Taxpayers team up for this multimedia release, with a page turning novel and a jazzpunk LP combining to tell the story of a disgraced college baseball star who roams the world burning bridges and courting catastrophe, and ultimately finding something, well, not quite like redemption.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4692\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sad nick cave vegan cookbook cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-888\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4692\"><em>Comfort Eating with Nick Cave: Vegan Recipes to Get Deep Inside of You<\/em><\/a>\r\n(paper over board, 6x6, 128 pages, $14.95, 978-1-62106-613-2)\r\nPoor Nick Cave has a lot to cry about. Fortunately, while he sheds his tears, he can soothe himself with vegan variations on comforting classics. Joshua Ploeg wrote the recipes to accompany Automne Zingg's poignant artwork.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6268\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sad moz vegan cookbook cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-889\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6268\"><em>Defensive Eating with Morrissey: Vegan Recipes From the One You Left Behind<\/em><\/a>\r\n(paper over board, 6x6, 128 pages, $14.95, 978-1-62106-203-5)\r\nIt's tough being the saddest pop star in the world. How does Morrissey cope? By making sure he never, ever, ever runs out of delicious vegan food. Recipes by Joshua Ploeg to accompany illustrations of Moz and friends by Automne Zingg\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6273\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/beard-coloring-book-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"beard coloring book cover\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-890\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6273\">The Beard Coloring Book<\/a><\/em>\r\n(paperback, 8x10\", 128 perforated pages, $12.95, 978-1-62106-995-9)\r\nWe are proud to present to you Meggyn Pomerleau's utopian universe of beards\u2014beautifully drawn, brilliantly diverse, and meditatively colorable.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6295\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vulva-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"post-structuralist vulva coloring book cover\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-891\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6295\">The Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring Book<\/a><\/em>\r\n(paperback, 8x10\", 128 perforated pages, $12.95, 978-1-62106-138-0)\r\nWe were just going to make a plain old <em>Vulva Coloring Book<\/em>, but the more we contemplated the idea of an entire book focusing on one single culturally-loaded body part and all of the identity and gender and historical and gaze implications of that, the more wigged out we got. We decided a healthy dose of poststructuralist philosophy would serve to confuse and illuminate matters in equal part, and so we present to you the labors of Meggyn Pomerleau's art and Elly Blue's scouring and decoding of literary theory, so that you too can appreciate fully the fact that nothing is inherent and the center cannot hold.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4378\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"amicas world book cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-893\" \/><\/a>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4378\">Amica's World: How a Giant Bird Came Into Our Heart and Home<\/a><\/em> \r\n(paper over board, 6x6\", 128 pages, $16.95, 978-1-62106-282-0)\r\nJane Goodall wrote the foreward for mom-son team Washo and Meadow Shadowhawk's photo account of what it's like to adopt and raise a large, flightless bird in their not-so-large suburban home. Spoiler: It's not a walk on the park! We learn a ton about rheas (a relative of the ostrich and emu), and Amica in particular, as he goes from sweet-natured chick to angry teenager practically overnight, eventually mellowing into an inquisitive, loving, high-maintenance adult. ","my_excerpt_rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got an exciting lineup coming out this fall. Here&#8217;s a little bit about each of them, and a link to order or pre-order. We&#8217;ll let you all know on social media as soon as these are available, or you can <a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our monthly email newsletter<\/a> to find out the latest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6307\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manor_threat_front_cover_lg-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"manor threat snake pit book cover\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manor_threat_front_cover_lg-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manor_threat_front_cover_lg.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6307\/\">Manor Threat: Snake Pit Comics 2013-2015<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 256 pages, 6&#215;8&#8243;, 978-1-62106-381-0)<br \/>\nThe latest three years of Ben Snakepit&#8217;s life, in the form of a daily 3-panel diary comic, each titled with a punk song. In this latest book, Ben turns 40, makes a whole bunch of life changes, continues to play in bands, and finds out he can&#8217;t party as much as he used to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6478\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rrsbs_lg-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"railroad semantics box set cover\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rrsbs_lg-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rrsbs_lg.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6478\">Railroad Semantics: Better Living Through Graffiti and Train Hopping<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(box set, 4 books, 5.5&#215;7&#8243;, $19.95, 978-1-62106-356-8)<br \/>\nJoin Aaron Dactyl on his travels all around the U.S. west, hopping freight trains, hitchhiking, sleeping indoors or out, dodging bulls, tagging, and experiencing every day as it comes.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sprouts01_lg-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"sprouts01_lg\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sprouts01_lg-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sprouts01_lg.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6266\">Sprouts: Live Well with Living Foods<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 128 pages, 5.25&#215;6.75&#8243;, $9.95 978-1-62106-491-6<br \/>\nIan Giesbrecht shares his passion for the magic and science of sprouts, including helpful year-round, indoor sprouting instructions and tips, and tasty recipes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4418\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"bikenomics2ecov-1\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bikenomics2ecov-1-675x1024.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4418\/\">Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy<\/a><\/em> (second edition)<br \/>\n(paperback, 192 pages, 6&#215;9, $14.95, 978-1-62106-240-0)<br \/>\nAn updated version of Elly Blue&#8217;s vision for a more equitable, economical, environmental world, plus a new introduction to the book that originally came out in 2012. This book makes the case for bicycle transportation as a strong investment for individuals and communities, and has been successfully used at creating changes in cities and advocacy approaches around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"punkrockent-cover_lg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/punkrockent-cover_lg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6191\">Punk Rock Entrepreneur: Running a Business Without Losing Your Values<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 6&#215;6, 128 pages, $9.95, 978-1-62106-951-5)<br \/>\nCaroline Moore takes business lessons from the unlikeliest of sources\u2014touring DIY punk bands\u2014and shows you how to apply them, plus a ton of hard work, to succeed in launching and growing your passion into paying work in today&#8217;s tough economy. The real takeaway: Lack of money and resources can actually be a good thing when it comes to building your biz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3899\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"god, forgive these bastards book and LP set photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/taxpayers-1024x934.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3899\">God, Forgive These Bastards<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback + vinyl record in a polyvinyl slipcover, $19.95, 978-1-62106-218-9)<br \/>\nRob Morton and his band The Taxpayers team up for this multimedia release, with a page turning novel and a jazzpunk LP combining to tell the story of a disgraced college baseball star who roams the world burning bridges and courting catastrophe, and ultimately finding something, well, not quite like redemption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4692\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sad nick cave vegan cookbook cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/comfort_eating_with_nick_cave01_copy2_lg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4692\"><em>Comfort Eating with Nick Cave: Vegan Recipes to Get Deep Inside of You<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n(paper over board, 6&#215;6, 128 pages, $14.95, 978-1-62106-613-2)<br \/>\nPoor Nick Cave has a lot to cry about. Fortunately, while he sheds his tears, he can soothe himself with vegan variations on comforting classics. Joshua Ploeg wrote the recipes to accompany Automne Zingg&#8217;s poignant artwork.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sad moz vegan cookbook cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moz-cover.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6268\"><em>Defensive Eating with Morrissey: Vegan Recipes From the One You Left Behind<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n(paper over board, 6&#215;6, 128 pages, $14.95, 978-1-62106-203-5)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s tough being the saddest pop star in the world. How does Morrissey cope? By making sure he never, ever, ever runs out of delicious vegan food. Recipes by Joshua Ploeg to accompany illustrations of Moz and friends by Automne Zingg<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/beard-coloring-book-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"beard coloring book cover\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/beard-coloring-book-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/beard-coloring-book.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6273\">The Beard Coloring Book<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 8&#215;10&#8243;, 128 perforated pages, $12.95, 978-1-62106-995-9)<br \/>\nWe are proud to present to you Meggyn Pomerleau&#8217;s utopian universe of beards\u2014beautifully drawn, brilliantly diverse, and meditatively colorable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vulva-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"post-structuralist vulva coloring book cover\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vulva-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/vulva.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/6295\">The Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring Book<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paperback, 8&#215;10&#8243;, 128 perforated pages, $12.95, 978-1-62106-138-0)<br \/>\nWe were just going to make a plain old <em>Vulva Coloring Book<\/em>, but the more we contemplated the idea of an entire book focusing on one single culturally-loaded body part and all of the identity and gender and historical and gaze implications of that, the more wigged out we got. We decided a healthy dose of poststructuralist philosophy would serve to confuse and illuminate matters in equal part, and so we present to you the labors of Meggyn Pomerleau&#8217;s art and Elly Blue&#8217;s scouring and decoding of literary theory, so that you too can appreciate fully the fact that nothing is inherent and the center cannot hold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4378\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"amicas world book cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/amicasworld_copy0_lg.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/4378\">Amica&#8217;s World: How a Giant Bird Came Into Our Heart and Home<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n(paper over board, 6&#215;6&#8243;, 128 pages, $16.95, 978-1-62106-282-0)<br \/>\nJane Goodall wrote the foreward for mom-son team Washo and Meadow Shadowhawk&#8217;s photo account of what it&#8217;s like to adopt and raise a large, flightless bird in their not-so-large suburban home. Spoiler: It&#8217;s not a walk on the park! We learn a ton about rheas (a relative of the ostrich and emu), and Amica in particular, as he goes from sweet-natured chick to angry teenager practically overnight, eventually mellowing into an inquisitive, loving, high-maintenance adult. <\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":894,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}