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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.

$20 Superpack: Joe's Faves
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They say it's impossible to pick favorite children. But after stewing for a few hours on our long history of titles, I…
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Stagnating vs Effective Leadership
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How You Relate To Others
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It is not always easy to be our most authentic selves. We wear masks all the time (and not just to stay safe in a…
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Patch #244Autistic Lives Matter
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From day-to-day difficulties in socializing, inflexible routines, and sensitivity to noises to the fact that a…
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How to Recognize What You Need
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It's not always easy to know what you need. We go through our day, and we feel tired, cranky, paralyzed with indecision,…
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Autism Acceptance
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How You Relate to Others
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The self that we bring with us to work or to social contexts isn't always the same. We have our good days and our bad…
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Evolution Bicycle
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In this little story, we evolved to ride bikes. Which must be why it feels so damn amazing.
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Live Free or Drive (words) Magnet
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Let's skip right to the point: driving is a hellish task, what with the damage to the environment, the expense, and the…
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How to Make a Decision
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The Scorcher: Seven Habits for Highly Effective Cyclists
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Shift Happens: Critical Mass at 20
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This is the sequel to Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration, an awesome classic that chronicled the Critical…
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No Self Injury for One Year
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You made it one year—12 months, 52 weeks, 365 whole days—with no self harm, and we're freaking proud of you! Get…
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Is This a Problem?
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Sticker #408Purebread Princess
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What Should I Do Next?
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Everybody gets bogged down in tasks from time to time and feels uncertain about how to start their long list of to-dos.…
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Sticker #302Drive More, Save Less
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Is This a Problem?
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Scarcity v Abundance
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It's easy to find ourselves thinking that life is a zero sum game. The more one person has, the less another has.…
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Mutual Aid, Not Mutual Funds
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$25-40-60 Superpack: Owning Our Damage Warehouse Sale! (Published Books)
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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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$20 Superpack: Creativity and Business Ebooks
by Super Pack! Author, Ayun Halliday Author, John Isaacson Author, Joe Biel Author and Caroline Moore Author
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In a League of Their Own
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
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The Greatest Gift: Biking Six Kids to Happiness
by Joe Biel Author and Nathan Lee Thomas Author
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Slow Roll Chicago
by Elly Blue Author and Joe Biel Author
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How to Quit Sugar
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Cookies. Cakes. Candies. Sodas. Why are sugary treats SOOO good, yet so bad for your health?
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