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A People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business From the Ground Up

by Joe Biel Author and Jane Friedman Foreword

Second edition coming in February, 2026 So, you want to publish books.  Drawing on 24 years of experience operating an…

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Make a Zine!: Start Your Own Underground Publishing Revolution

by Joe Biel Author with Bill Brent

Do you have a passion that you want to obsess about in a love letter to the world? In this new edition of Microcosm’s…

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Zinester's Guide to NYC

by Ayun Halliday Author

Society of American Travel Writers Guidebook Award Winner!  In the tradition of our DIY city guide The Zinester's Guide…

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Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture

by Stephen Duncombe Author and Emma Alice Johnson Foreword

Can zines save the world? Maybe, says Stephen Duncombe in the updated fourth edition of his groundbreaking study of…

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Sticker #159: Chainring Heart

Sticker #159Chainring Heart

by Joe Biel Author, Aaron Renier Author and alex wrekk Author

Microcosm's iconic chainring heart, now in sticker form! Show your bike love to the world! (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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$100 & a T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest

by Joe Biel Author, Nickey Robo Author and Rev Phil Sano Author

A cultural analysis of what causes zine makers to tick; what the hell zines are, why people make zines, the origin of…

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Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life and Business with Autism

by Joe Biel Author, Joyce Brabner Foreword and Sander Hicks Foreword

The history of Microcosm Publishing, from its origins as a record label and zine distro in Joe Biel's bedroom closet in…

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The History of Miami Hip Hop: The Story of DJ Khaled, Pitbull, DJ Craze, and Other Contributors to South Florida's Scene

by John Cordero Author

In the late 90s, the music scene in Miami was at the infancy of becoming the multi-million dollar cultural and artistic…

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Cambodian Grrrl: Self-Publishing in Phnom Penh

by Anne Elizabeth Moore Author

Winner of The Society of American Travel Writer's Bronze Travel Book Award! In Cambodian Grrrl: Self-Publishing in…

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Patch #088: Read Zines, Change the World

Patch #088Read Zines, Change the World

by Joe Biel Author

Even if you didn't grow up in the 90s, tapping your heart out on an old typewriter while cutting and pasting the lines…

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The Zine Yearbook #9

by Joe Biel Editor, Steven Stothard Editor, Sparky Taylor Editor, Dillon V. Editor and Brittney Willis Editor

The Zine Yearbook #9 contains a representative collection of reprints from zines published in 2007 and also a pulse…

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DIY Zines and Comix: A Sorta "How To"

by fly Author

Fly walks you through creating your own zine or comic in this clear and SUPER helpful guide to everything from scripting…

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A People's Guide to Publishing Workbook: Build Your Book Business from the Ground Up

by Joe Biel Author

Plan out your publishing empire, from mission to budgets, with this workbook companion to Joe Biel's A People's Guide to…

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New Girl Law: Drafting a Future for Cambodia

by Anne Elizabeth Moore Author

When Moore, a writer and independent publisher, brought her experience in the American cultural underground to Cambodia…

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Riot Woman: Using Feminist Values to Destroy the Patriarchy

by Eleanor C. Whitney Author

Growing up immersed in the feminist, DIY values of punk, Riot Grrrl, and zine culture of the 1990s and early 2000s…

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Pin #125I Read Zines

by Rex Ray Author

Wear your love of underground literature as a badge of pride! Because you never need to rely on a few giant corporations…

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Sticker #185: Read Zines, Change the World

Sticker #185Read Zines, Change the World

by Joe Biel Author

Read, reflect, act thoughtfully, repeat. Throw some writing and publishing your own zines into the mix and you've got a…

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Sticker #260: Support Independent Publishing

Sticker #260Support Independent Publishing

by Sparky Taylor Author

Growing your small world. Don't let the corporate behemoths control what you put into your brain! (Sturdy vinyl sticker…

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6-Month BFF Subscription: Every Title We Publish!

by Super Pack! Author and Various Author

Do you love what Microcosm publishes? Do you want to help us publish more books that empower readers to change your…

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Pin #045Anarchy Reading

What better way to learn to think critically about the political system and social world we live in—and dream up…

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$30-$2000 Superpack: Slightly Damaged Books! (Distributed Books)

by Super Pack! Author and Various Author

Each year we receive 6,000 damaged books from other publishers—and we're passing the savings on to you! We've got…

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Sticker #486: I Read Queer Smut

Sticker #486I Read Queer Smut

Find liberation in the pursuit of your desires and letting your imagination run wild and free! Queer erotica is a…

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Xerography Debt #25

by Davida G. Breier Author

Here's issue #25 of Xerography, featuring more of the beloved "review zine with perzine tendencies" wherein your…

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Xerography Debt #29

by Davida G. Breier Author

Reviewers in this issue include Anne Thalheimer, D. Blake Wert, Davida Gypsy Breier, Eric Lyden,Fred Argoff, Gavin…

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Patch #133: Tree of Knowledge

Patch #133Tree of Knowledge

by Theo Witsell Author

Before there was Microcosm, there was Tree of Knowledge doing a DIY mailorder of books and zines. It is still alive and…

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Xerography Debt #30

by Joe Biel Author, Davida G. Breier Author and Al Burian Author

Davida Gypsy Breier's review zine, Xerography Debt, is a labor of love and obsession. This 30th issue, Xerography…

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Sticker #487: I Read Past My Bedtime

Sticker #487I Read Past My Bedtime

Do you prefer a good story, sometimes to the detriment of a good night's sleep? Are books your preferred mode of revenge…

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Pin #208Library Gearz

by Joe Biel Author

 Get engaged with the world through books! Ride your bike to the library. Tack this 1" round pinback button on your…

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Punks Around #10: Zine About Zines

by Alexander Herbert Editor, Matthew Thompson Contributor and Aaron Cometbus Contributor

A love letter to the zines that have formatively inspired editor Alex over the years. Includes a long conversation with…

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Xerography Debt #31

by Joe Biel Author, Davida G. Breier Author and Al Burian Author

Davida Gypsy Breier's review zine, Xerography Debt might be best summarized as an obsession for all…

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