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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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Storytelling Alchemy: Write Your Own Happy Ending

by Renée Damoiselle Author

While there's no actual alchemy that you'd expect from Full Metal Alchemist, you will get all the goods needed to tell a…

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Mastering Plot Twists: How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers

by Jane K. Cleland Author

Whether your writing a memoir, a thriller, or a screenplay, Jane K. Cleland shows you how you to craft the next best…

$17.99

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Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics

by Andy Schmidt Author

If you're looking for a reference book or a step-by-step instruction on how to make a comic, you can't go wrong with…

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Sticker #403: The People Want Books, We're Sending ALL WE CAN SPARE

Sticker #403The People Want Books, We're Sending ALL WE CAN SPARE

Microcosm is devoted to people having access to books and to reading. The people want books, and we're sending all we…

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Damn! Why Didn't I Write That?: How Ordinary People Are Raking in $100,000.00... or More Writing Nonfiction Books & How You Can Too!(2nd Edition)

by Marc McCutcheon Author

This book is amazing. It's the best book I've ever read on getting your nonfiction book published, hands-down. I know it…

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Literary Theory for Beginners

by For Beginners Author and Mary Klages Author

Have you heard the terms structuralism and deconstruction and postmodernism but aren’t really sure what they mean?…

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Raise Capital on Your Own Terms

by Jenny Kassan Author and Ro Khanna Foreword

Many budding entrepreneurs think that in order to raise money for their business, they either need to max out their…

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The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read

by Kate Berube Illustrator and Curtis Manley Author

Nick loves books and loves playing with his cats. His grand vision: Get his cats as excited about reading books as he…

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Origins of a Story: 202 True Inspirations Behind the World's Greatest Literature

by Jake Grogan Author

Where do books come from? Or, more specifically, where do the inspirations for these stories come from? This collection…

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How to Success!: A Writer's Guide to Fame and Fortune

by Corinne Caputo Author

Did you know that some paragraph shapes are more successful than others? Or that the best way to start a memoir is to…

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Cometbus #57 NY Comics Scene

by Aaron Cometbus Author, Gary Panter Author, Nate Powell Author and Julia Wertz Author

The comics scene is thriving in New York, and comics play an oversized role in the city’s myth. But why? In this…

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$20 Superpack: Books Brought to you By the letter B

by Nate Beaty Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Al Burian Author, Keith Rosson Author, Sarah Royal Author and Super Pack! Author

Of all the letters in the alphabet, we probably have the most books that begin with a B! Get this bundle of B…

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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

by A.J. Jacobs Author

A.J. Jacobs assigned himself the seemingly impossible task of reading through all of the Encyclopedia Britannica…

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$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 pleasure,…

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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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Sticker #367: I'd Rather Be Reading Microcosm Books!

Sticker #367I'd Rather Be Reading Microcosm Books!

by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author

We'd all rather be reading Microcosm books! So would we (but someone's gotta make 'em)! Share your love of our books…

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Your Life is a Book: How to Craft & Publish Your Memoir

by Sarah Jane Freymann Author and Brenda Peterson Author

Whether you're writing your memoir for self-exploration, to leave a legacy, or for publication, Your Life Is A Book…

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On The Books: A Graphic Tale of Working Woes at NYC's Strand Bookstore

by Greg Farrell Author

A David and Goliath story, On The Books is the first-hand comic strip account of the labor struggle at NYC’s legendary…

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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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$20 Superpack: The Early Days

by Super Pack! Author

Remember the early days of Microcosm? No? Well, here you go! This Superpack includes some of our earlier titles you may…

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$20 Superpack: Zombie Print

by Super Pack! Author

We're bringing back the dead! This deal is so good it might find you in your sleep and try to eat your brain! Ever…

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$20 Superpack: Labor Stories

by Moe Bowstern Author, Bill Brown Author, Kate Lopresti Author, Dave Roche Author, Sarah Royal Author and Super Pack! Author

It's important to think about the labor that creates everything that you touch, purchase, and make use in your day. So…

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$25 Superpack: Build Your Own Microcosm

by Super Pack! Author

We want to empower you to follow your dreams! Ever dreamed about creating your own Microcosm-like thing? This huge stack…

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$60 Superpack: Mystery Assortment!

by Super Pack! Author and Various Author

Close your eyes. Imagine what it'd be like to receive $100 worth of books, zines, stickers, buttons, and patches. Now…

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Rad Dad #20

by Tomas Moniz Author

The 20th issue of quintessential parenting zine Rad Dad features articles about special needs children, traditional…

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The Book Bindery

by Sarah Royal Author

Sarah Royal spent some time working in a Chicago book bindery, and writes candidly about her experience there. From the…

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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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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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Sticker #232: Books and Bikes Undermine the Aspirations of Dictators

Sticker #232Books and Bikes Undermine the Aspirations of Dictators

by Scott Larkin Author

Ride, read, and refuse to tolerate a fascist state.  Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background.…

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