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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.


13 Years of Good Luck: The Microcosm Publishing Sampler
by Julia Alekseyeva Contributor, Lee Baillie Contributor, Moe Bowstern Contributor, Alexander Barrett Contributor, Nate Beaty Contributor, 32 more
To celebrate our thirteenth anniversary of publishing books and zines about self-empowerment, we put together this…
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$20 Superpack: Bicycle! Bicycle!
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Shelley Lynn Jackson Author and Super Pack! Author
Get the bicycling inspiration and knowledge you need in this superpack, including: A short, scandalous history of…
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$20 Superpack: Body Positivity Power Pack
by Elly Blue Author, Crystal Hartman Author, Cristy C. Road Author, April Streeter Author, Super Pack! Author and Robert Wildwood Author
Bodies! We've got to have them, but we don't have to hate them. Kick body shame out the door with the aid of 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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$20 Superpack: DisMANtle the Patriarchy
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Super Pack! Author
The first step to dismantling the patriarchy is understanding how it works in our everyday lives. Manspressions by Joe…
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$20 Superpack: Elly's Picks!
by Super Pack! Author, Elly Blue Author, Dave Roche Author, Anne Elizabeth Moore Author, Ben Holtzman Author, Alec Longstreth Author and Katie Haegele Author
These are the books that made Elly, MCP's VP, fall in love with Microcosm. Before I started working here officially in…
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$20 Superpack: Get on Your Bike and Ride!
by Emilie Bahr Author, Elly Blue Author, Juls Generic Author and Super Pack! Author
So, you've been planning to start bicycling ... or maybe you've already started and have a ton of questions. Or maybe…
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$20 Superpack: Jeff's Emotional Rollercoaster Pack!
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Jeff Hayes Author, Robert Earl Sutter III Author, Meggyn Pomerleau Author and Super Pack! Author
Here are somemore of Jeff's Favorites. In this one he'd like to take you through the full spectrum of emotion.…
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$20 Superpack of Enjoyable Distractions
by Elly Blue Author, Kate Lopresti Author, Erica Dawn Lyle Author, Joshua Ploeg Author, Meadow Shadowhawk Author, 3 more
Sometimes you want to know everything that's going on around you, your brain whirring like a machine, soaking it all in.…
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$20 Superpack: Rebel Alliance
by Dawson Barrett Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, John Gerlach Author, Dan Méndez Moore Author, 4 more
Want to join the Rebel Alliance? Congratulations, you're already on the team. These books will help get you primed for…
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$20 Superpack: Sea Stories!
by Super Pack! Author, Raffaella Tolicetti Author, Moe Bowstern Author, Elly Blue Author, Robert Wildwood Author and R.J. Gillis Author
Ahoy, friends! Come sail away with this bundle of nautical tales. This pack includes stories of teenage castaways, labor…
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$20 Superpack: Teen Liberation
by Super Pack! Author, Dawson Barrett Author, Elly Blue Author, Joe Biel Author, Bill Brent Author, Wendy Ayotte Author and CrimethInc Author
We know teens aren't the apathetic, disengaged, phone-addicted youngsters society wants to paint them as. Teens give a…
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$20 Superpack: The Life-Changing Magic of Fixing Shit Up
by Elly Blue Author, Heron Brae Author, Raleigh Briggs Author, Shelley Lynn Jackson Author and Anna Ricklin Author
Ready to get tidy but don't want to chuck all your stuff into a landfill? Open your eyes to the life-changing magic of…
$24.00 $20.00


$25-40-60 Superpack: Owning Our Damage Warehouse Sale! (Published Books)
by Super Pack! Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Ian Giesbrecht Author, Jane Goodall Author, 8 more
10 books worth $130, yours for just $40... it doesn't get much better than that! Here's a snapshot of publishing…
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$25 Superpack: Depression First Aid Kit
by Sascha Altman DuBrul Author, Elly Blue Author, Dr. Faith G. Harper Author, Anika Ledlow Author, Super Pack! Author and Set Sytes Author
Hello, depression: an old friend we're never happy to see come around again. If you're in the depths or splashing around…
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$25 Superpack: Taking Back Pink
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Box Brown Author, Nicole Georges Author and Super Pack! Author
Our creative director (ahem, Joe) loves the color pink—the brighter the better, while also having an affinity for…
$49.00 $25.00

$30 Superpack: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction (Bikes in Space bundle)
by Elly Blue Series Editor
Feminist science fiction about ... bicycles? Yup! We're pleased to introduce this genre, and we think you'll be…
$40.00 $30.00

$40 Superpack: Color Your Heart Out
by Elly Blue Author, Katie Guinn Author, Taliah Lempert Author, Tom Neely Author, Meggyn Pomerleau Author and Super Pack! Author
Love to color? Get yourself a copy of all five coloring books we've published. Host a coloring party, give the gift of…
$71.00 $40.00


The Autism Partner Handbook: How to Love an Autistic Person
by Joe Biel Author, Dr. Faith G. Harper Author and Elly Blue Author
So, your partner is autistic. Or you suspect they might be. And you're wondering, "What does this mean for my…
$14.95
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Beyond the Bookshelf: How to Sell Books, Zines & Cool Literature in Your Store—and Change the World!
by Larry Law Illustrator, Elly Blue Author and Joe Biel Author
Got a store? Looking for new ways to sell books and zines, or to start carrying reading material to begin with?…
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Bicieconomía: Cómo movernos en bicicleta mejorará la economía (si nos lo permitimos)
by Elly Blue Author and Oscar Montiel Author
La economía del mundo se encuentra en un punto crítico. Durante décadas, hemos fundado nuestro modo de vida en el…
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Bicycles & Broomsticks: Fantastical Feminist Stories about Witches on Bikes
by Gretchin Lair Contributor, Gerta Oparaku Egy Cover, M. Lopes da Silva Contributor, Monique Cuillerier Contributor, Elly Blue Editor, Ether Nepenthes Contributor and Kathleen Jowitt Contributor
A coven races—literally—to fight off the magic smog that threatens their city. A janitor at the last rocket launch…
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The Bicyclist's Guide to the Galaxy: Feminist, Fantastical Tales of Books and Bikes
by Elly Blue Editor, Cara Brezina Contributor, Kathleen Jowitt Contributor, Lisa Timpf Contributor, Taru Luojola Contributor and Avery Vanderlyle Contributor
The power of the pedal and the page shine through in these ten joyfully feminist science fiction and fantasy stories.…
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Bike Shop Starter Pack
by Emilie Bahr Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Ethan Clark Author, Shelley Lynn Jackson Author, 7 more
Get on your bike and go for a ride! If you're looking for perfect impulse buys for your bike shop counter or a National…
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Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy
by Elly Blue Author
Now updated and expanded with new angles on social justice! Elly Blue's Bikenomics provides a surprising and compelling…
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Bikenomics magnet
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
Inspired by Elly Blue's fascinating book, this magnet gives you a chance to talk to everyone you meet about…
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Bikenomics zine: How Bicycling Will Save The Economy (If We Let It)
by Elly Blue Author
In the follow up to her ten-part series on Grist, bicycle activist and journalist Elly Blue continues to dissect the…
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Bikequity: Money, Class, & Bicycling
by Elly Blue Editor, Joe Biel Contributor, Cheyenne Winters Contributor, Gretchin Lair Contributor, Adonia E. Lugo, PhD Contributor and Katura Reynolds Contributor
Bicycling has the radical potential of equalizing our transportation system, creating more equitable opportunities from…
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Bikes in Space: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction
by Elly Blue Editor, Katura Reynolds Cover, Kate Berube Contributor, Elizabeth Buchanan Contributor, Nicky Drayden Contributor, 4 more
A powerful tribute to feminist sci-fi about bicycles. It gravitates away from the unfortunately-traditional macho…
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Bikes in Space: Volume II: More Feminist Science Fiction
by Elly Blue Editor, Elly Bangs Contributor, Elizabeth Buchanan Contributor, Caitlin Giddings Contributor, Jessie L. Kwak Contributor, 3 more
Bikes in Space is a feminist bicycle science fiction anthology. Started as a zine (and a bit of a joke), it ended up…
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