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Elly Blue is a co-owner and the vice president of Microcosm Publishing, and the co-host of the People's Guide to Publishing podcast. Her books include Everyday Bicycling and Bikenomics, and she is the editor of the annual Bikes in Space anthology of feminist bicycle science fiction. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner, their dog, and a small fleet of cargo bicycles.


C.A.T.S.: Cycling Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Bicycling and Cats
by Elly Blue Editor, Gretchin Lair Contributor, Cecilia Granata Contributor, Monique Cuillerier Contributor, Jessie L. Kwak Contributor, Summer Jewel Keown Contributor and Kathleen Jowitt Contributor
Has your cat been plotting to take command of your spaceship? This and other important questions are tackled in the 11…
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Chainring Heart Feminist Fist
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Cecilia Granata Illustrator
Show your feminist bicycle power with this enamel pin based on Cecilia Granata's re-imagining of the Schwinn bicycle…
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Cycletherapy: Grief and Healing on Two Wheels
by Anika Ledlow Editor, Elly Blue Series Editor, Joe Biel Contributor, Anna Brones Contributor, Lauren Hage Contributor, Gretchin Lair Contributor and Amy Subach Contributor
Can you pedal your way through everything life throws at you?Taking on the bicycle as a means of making sense of life…
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Dragon Bike: Fantastical Stories of Bicycling, Feminism, & Dragons
by Elly Blue Editor, Monique Cuillerier Contributor, Cecilia Granata Cover, Gretchin Lair Contributor, M. Lopes da Silva Contributor, Taru Luojola Contributor and Jennifer Lee Rossman Contributor
From the great, winged, fire-breathing lizards of the west to the wise, flying serpents of the east, dragons play a…
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Essential Recipes for all Occasions
by Elly Blue Author and Anna Ricklin Author
While most cookbooks feature specialized fare for rare occasions, or worse yet, optional recipes for unique occasions,…
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Everyday Bicycling: Ride a Bike for Transportation (Whatever Your Lifestyle)
by Elly Blue Author
Everyday Bicycling is your guide to everything you need to know to get started riding a bicycle for transportation. Elly…
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Manspressions: Decoding Men's Behavior
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Meggyn Pomerleau Illustrator
You've heard of mansplaining, but what about manstitutions? From manologues to manversations, mantrums to manger,…
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On Bicycles: 50 Ways The New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life
by Karl Anderson Author, Elly Blue Author, Shawn Granton Author and Amy Walker Author
Bike culture is exploding in cities like Portland, OR, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Montreal, and Vancouver, BC.…
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On Quitting: Tips for Kicking Alcohol
by Elly Blue Author
Alcohol plagues a lot of people, and if you've decided you no longer want it to plague you, this handy little…
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Our Bodies, Our Bikes
by Elly Blue Editor, April Streeter Editor, Katura Reynolds Contributor and Emily June Street Contributor
An homage to the classic Our Bodies, Ourselves, this encyclopedic, crowd-sourced compilation of essays, resources,…
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Patch #238Feminist Chainring Fist
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Cecilia Granata Author
Sometimes it's hard to sum up the totality of who you are in a single symbol. Peace signs, anarchy symbols,…
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Patch #241My Feminism Helps You Too
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
So often we are told that feminism means that someone else is losing something or that we are another crazy chick on the…
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Patch #243Legalize Blackness
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
How hypocritical that our media tries to make other countries seem scary. And yet, forty percent of Americans don't…
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PDX by Bike: Your Guide to Discovering Portland, Oregon by Bicycle
by Elly Blue Author and Meghan Sinnott Author
In this hands-on guide, Meghan and Elly lay out a basic primer for getting your feet wet (often literally) in the City…
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Pedal Zombies: Thirteen Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories
by Elly Blue Editor, Amelia Greenhall Contributor, Jessie L. Kwak Contributor, Gretchin Lair Contributor, Maddy Spencer Contributor and Emily June Street Contributor
In the not-so-distant future, when gasoline is no longer available, humans turn to two-wheeled vehicles to transport…
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Pin #221Bikenomics
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
Pedaling our way to health and wealth, one bike and button at a time! Encourage healthy cycling habits for yourself and…
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The Portland Box
by Alexander Barrett Author, Elly Blue Author, Laura O. Foster Author, Shawn Granton Author and Meghan Sinnott Author
Celebrate the awesomeness of Portland with this counter display pack including:• 6 This is…
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The Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring Book
by Meggyn Pomerleau Illustrator and Elly Blue Editor
Vulvas are too often either crudely objectified or shrouded in mystery. No longer! The Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring…
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Round the Clock Joe: Celebrating 24 Years of Microcosm Publishing (A Love Zine)
by Elly Blue Editor, Sidnee Grubb Series Editor, Dr. Faith G. Harper Contributor, Nick Perry Author, Jessica Mullen Author, 6 more
In honor of the 24th anniversary of Microcosm, we solicited true stories from people who have known founder and…
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Shift Happens: Critical Mass at 20
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Chris Carlsson Author
This is the sequel to Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration, an awesome classic that chronicled the…
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Sticker #312Proud, Taxpaying Bicyclist
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
Given how the money is doled out, you may not always be proud to pay taxes, but it's likely that you are paying…
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Sticker #314If I Had Biked Today, This Parking Spot Would Be Yours
by Elly Blue Author
Got a car? Put it to work doing bicycle advocacy when it would otherwise just be sitting there! Let other drivers know…
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Sticker #315Internet Antidote
by Elly Blue Author
Eyes glazed over? Fingers hurt from all that typing? Head filled with anger from that thing someone said in a comment?…
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Sticker #316I Believe in Bicycles
by Elly Blue Author
We believe in the power of the bicycle! You gotta believe in something and bicycles are pretty great.(Sturdy vinyl…
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Sticker #317Feminist Machine
by Elly Blue Author
A bicycle is what a feminist machine looks like. In case anyone was wondering.(Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or…
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Sticker #318Carfree and Carefree
by Elly Blue Author
Gas. Insurance. Constant repairs. Aggressive drivers. Poorly maintained roads. Will a car based life ever be a carefree…
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Sticker #319Bike Love
by Elly Blue Author
Bike love! A simple message about how you really feel. Don't let the world's road rage get in the way!(Sturdy…
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Sticker #320Bicycling Saved My Life
by Elly Blue Author
Everything changes when you start biking, often for the better. If bicycling saved your life and you want the world to…
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Sticker #321Ann Strong quote
by Elly Blue Author
"A bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and…
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Sticker #322All-Weather Cyclist
by Elly Blue Author
Let the world know that rain, snow, hail, wind, sun, drizzle, frost, fog, torrential mist: You ride through it…
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