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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock to sell millions of books. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023/2024, and WorkingLit, the software responsible for Microcosm's aforementioned success—now available for other publishers. Biel has been featured in Time, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing, Autism Relationships Handbook, Unfuck Your Business, Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers, and dozens more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell series. Biel lives in Portland, OR.

Patch #231: One Less/Fewer Truck

Patch #231One Less/Fewer Truck

by Joe Biel Author

Gotta get the kids to school, collect groceries back from the store, and lumber to the job site? Look no more! Get your…

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Patch #237: Evolution Gal

Patch #237Evolution Gal

by Joe Biel Author

Let's be honest. Bicycling makes your life better, the world better, and let's you enjoy the breeze on your…

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Pin #183Live Free or Drive

by Joe Biel Author

Let these historical cyclists riding the streetcar tell you how they feel! And then tell someone else with this 1"…

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Patch #234: Health and Money

Patch #234Health and Money

by Joe Biel Author

You know, we all keep looking for more ways to improve our health and save money. But the most basic and obvious steps…

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Scarcity vs Abundance Thinking

by Joe Biel Author

Put things into perspective and make sure you're on the right track. Life's too short not to be the best person you can…

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Common Brain Traps

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Cognitive distortions are ways that our mind convinces us of something that isn't true. These irrational thoughts are a…

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Sticker #366: Making Bikes a Threat Again!

Sticker #366Making Bikes a Threat Again!

by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author

Critical Mass, Bike Party, Slow Roll, Courteous Mass, Clitical Mass, Bridge Pedal, Bike to Work Day, or just your…

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Ever Evolving Bastion of Freakdom: A Quimby's Bookstore History in Words and Pictures

by Liz Mason Editor, Steven Svymbersky Editor, Keith Helt Editor, Joe Biel Contributor, Anne Elizabeth Moore Contributor, 6 more

Quimby's Bookstore opened in Chicago 25 years ago and has been going full tilt ever since, providing a hub, outlet, and…

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What Should I Do Next?

by Joe Biel Author

Often wonder what you should do next? We've got your back.  

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Pin #216I'm Going To Kick Your Ass

by Joe Biel Author

...and get away with it. Show your support for defunding police and redistribution with this 1" round pinback button…

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Patch #214: Ask Me About Freeway Removal

Patch #214Ask Me About Freeway Removal

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There have been murmurs that when Eisenhower, the designer of the interstate highway system, learned that freeways had…

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Stay Solid!: A Radical Handbook for Youth

by Joe Biel Author, Matt Hern Author and Cristy C. Road Author

This scrapbook-style collection of essays, excerpts, explanations, and images pushes back against a culture that…

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Sticker #409: Defend Our Movements

Sticker #409Defend Our Movements

by Joe Biel Author

Ongoing movements are what allows us to create a better world in the future, and a big part of the work is defending…

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Sticker #092: A Profile for Mass Shootings? How About White Suburban Male.

Sticker #092A Profile for Mass Shootings? How About White Suburban Male.

by Joe Biel Author

There's so much political resistance and debate around guns. While gun violence has been on tremendous decline for over…

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Sticker #142: Why Win an Argument When You Could Have a Conversation?

Sticker #142Why Win an Argument When You Could Have a Conversation?

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Turns out that having friends, colleagues, and people in general who respect you is a good thing. (Unless you really…

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Managing Neurodiverse Workplaces: Autistic and ADHD Teammates & How Good Management Strategies Simply Benefit Everyone

by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Andrew Coltrin Illustrator

As more people are being diagnosed with ADHD, autism, and other neurological conditions, our proudly neurodiverse,…

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How to Make a Decision (horizontal)

by Joe Biel Author

Life is full of major decisions and often we get lost and mired in the slog of figuring out what's best for us, or…

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Perfect Mix Tape Segue #7: Still Alive in Tree House

by Joe Biel Author

During a period of transition, our protagonist takes refuge by living in a literal treehouse. For the first time in his…

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Utopian Witch

by Joe Biel Author

A utopian witch believes in a better, more magical, and more solarpunk future. Put this enamel pin on your jacket, vest,…

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One Fewer Truck Magnet

by Joe Biel Author

Do you lack a truck, but own a bicycle? Would you like others to adopt a sans-truck lifestyle? Make your agenda clear as…

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Sticker #395: Driving Isn't Vegan

Sticker #395Driving Isn't Vegan

by Joe Biel Author

A bike sticker that tells it how it is: driving hurts the animals. Support animals? Support the environment? Then you…

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Public Speaking for the Awkward & Overwhelmed

by Elly Blue Author and Joe Biel Author

Have you ever clammed up, lost your train of thought, or stumbled over a word during a presentation? Maybe you've beaten…

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Pin #214Live Free or Drive!

by Joe Biel Author

Live free or drive! Even if you drive a car, that doesn't mean you love it, or even tolerate it very well. Show your…

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One Fewer Truck

by Joe Biel Author

What's that? You have to take the kids to school, the dog to the park, and pickup the groceries on the way home? You…

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Pin #206Meet America's #1 Killer

by Joe Biel Author

So sinister. So unfortunately true. Warn the masses about the destruction from automobiles with this #bikepositive 1"…

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Live Free or Drive (train) Magnet

by Joe Biel Author

Ah, how I yearn for the days of the trolley taking us about. We could load up with bicycles and not worry about the…

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Evolution Cargo T-shirt

by Joe Biel Author

Throughout science there has been minor discrepancies in the way that different species evolve. Some become sleek racers…

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Sticker #396: Driver taxes only pay for 1/2 of the road. Give the other 1/2 to bikes

Sticker #396Driver taxes only pay for 1/2 of the road. Give the other 1/2 to bikes

by Joe Biel Author

Drivers aren't the only ones paying taxes! Plus, bikes are more likely to be hit on the road, very likely to be affected…

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Sticker #359: Every Mile Bicycled Pays to Patch Three Potholes

Sticker #359Every Mile Bicycled Pays to Patch Three Potholes

by Joe Biel Author

The return on investment for bicycling is so great, and the civic costs are so low, that the more people who bike, the…

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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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