Sustainability

A leading millennial climate activist and a former Massachusetts state representative makes clear what needs to happen…

We turned fifteen years old on Feb 12, 2011! And for our birthday we're going to offer Things are Meaning Less, Flow…

Raleigh Briggs is our bestselling author here at Microcosm, though we suspect it hasn't remotely gone to her head. She…

Holidays can be rough, we know. Whether it's family you don't quite get along with, awkward conversations, or just…

The rent is too damn high. Even the shitty jobs aren't hiring. So you're hitting the road with a backpack, a dog, a…

Ahoy, friends! Come sail away with this bundle of nautical tales. This pack includes stories of teenage castaways, labor…

We see you! Working from home, diligently disinfecting doorknobs, crafting with the kiddos, talking to the houseplants,…

Stay busy and happy this summer with these four DIY guides to stuff you can do outdoors, or with the windows open. How…

We know teens aren't the apathetic, disengaged, phone-addicted youngsters society wants to paint them as. Teens give a…

We know you're hungry but with a little planning ahead and this superpack that will be no problem! Start out…

Life is full of scrapes and sunburns and headaches and yeast infections and other ailments where the doctor isn't going…

How can we decolonize the world when colonialist attitudes of self and other are so deeply embedded in our psyches? Open…

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

Need a bunch of zines for your own personal collection, as a gift for a teenager, or for a zine library, youth group,…

We all could use more rainbows in our lives these days... so here's a rainbow of books for your shelf. They're more or…

Like ebooks? We've made them for a whole bunch of our books. For five bucks, we'll send you five random ones. Enjoy!

In honor of #quaranzinefest 2020, the all-online zine fest, here's a selection of pamphlet-shaped amaze-bombs to get you…

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

This fascinating look at the symbiosis between built environments and wildlife reveals the ways that nature is not a…

Learn how to cope with everyday life in a way that doesn't harm ourselves or others. We all have our own shit that sits…

Since Square Foot Gardening was first introduced in 1981, the revolutionary new way to garden developed by Mel…

If you've ever wanted to try living a zero waste lifestyle, but felt intimidated or put off by the effort involved, this…

The story of a political rock star, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who made history with her stunning rise from Bronx-raised…

Part travelog, part science lesson, this book takes readers from the driest deserts of Chile to the genetic wasteland of…

A project six decades in the making, The Art of Loading Brush is a collection of essays, stories, and poetry that…

There may well be too few people who haven’t been privy to the changing of the climate, as its effects progressively…

Core to its message, this book is a call to protect nature. While there are many books with this message - like this…

It's the end of the season and you've got a whole gardens-worth of produce and a tummy full of the stuff; what to do…