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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.


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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 T-Shirt
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Inspired by Elly Blue's fascinating book, this shirt gives you a chance to talk to everyone you meet about 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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Biking Fun Magnets
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Biking Superhero Sweatshirt
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We feel strongly about making affordable clothing in an ethical manner as much as possible! It's increasingly difficult…
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Books and Math: A Manifesto on Publishing Tools
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Sara Balabanlilar Author
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Booksellers Reflect on Self-Publishing
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Learn about the state of self-publishing from the perspective of bookseller, in stores that they work in, manage, or…
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Boyfriend 411: Your Guide to Emotions, Communication, and Decoding Men
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Cantankerous Titles & Obscure Ephemera
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Cat Party #2: Stories & Comics About Our Favorite Cats
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Five stories and comics by a variety of creators about beloved kitties, in the spirit of Katie Haegele's Cats I've…
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Cat Party!: Cats We've Known in Words and Pictures
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The cats in our lives are always close to our hearts, whether they're napping in a sunbeam, demanding pets and treats,…
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Chainring Heart
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The image that started it all. The chainring heart is Microcosm's logo and still a fitting symbol of all we do.…
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Chainring Heart Feminist Fist
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The image that started it all. Celebrate your love of cycling and when they ask you what this shirt means, tell 'em how…
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Change Your Life then the World - embroidered patch
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Woa calm down hot stuff! We get that you want to change the world, but why not try on changing your life first…
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The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #10: What Happened to the Black Panther Party?
by Joseph E. Green Author and Joe Biel Series Editor
You may have heard of the Black Panther Party, but what do we really know? Here's introduction to the time shit hit…
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The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #6: The Life of Lee Harvey Oswald
by Joe Biel Author with Abner Smith
An intimate, never-seen-before examination of the life and death of Lee Harvey Oswald. Where other would-be Oswald…
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The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting: Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950 to Today
by Joe Biel Author with Gena Mason and Abner Smith, Keith Rosson Contributor with Scott Satterwhite
These five case studies offer a chilling glimpse into the negligence, greed, murder, and at times comical…
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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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Cozy Portland: A Southeast Neighborhood Vibes Guide to Richmond and Sunnyside
by Elly Blue Author and Joe Biel Author
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Criminal or Hero?: Relatable Crimes of Modern Times
by Elly Blue Author and Joe Biel Author
Righteous, hapless, misguided, or unlucky—these law-breaking incidents will make you laugh, frown, scratch your head,…
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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, Cheyenne Winters 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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Cycling Shorts
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What is bicycle culture? It’s what you make of it. Anything can happen: Activists educate the policymakers.…
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Do Not Pet: A Service Dog's Graphic Tail
by Joe Biel Author with Caroline Spark PhD
Throughout human history, dogs have performed service tasks for us. Some of the earliest documented cases occurred…
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Do Not Pet: How Activists Brought Disability Rights to the U.S.
by Joe Biel Author and Gerta Oparaku Egy Illustrator
Service dogs, wheelchair-accessible buildings, and protection against being fired due to a disability—these basic…
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Do Not Pet: How to Become a Service Dog
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Ruby, a service dog who gave author Joe Biel mobility, health, and companionship through the most difficult years of…
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Doing It Better: Conflict Resolution and Accountability after Abuse in Leftist Communities
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What is our role in holding people accountable in cases of abuse, sexual or otherwise? How do we investigate these…
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The Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers: The Roots of Free Healthcare, Free Breakfast, and Neighborhood Control in Oregon
by Joe Biel Author and Aaron Dixon Foreword
In the 1960s through 1980s, the Black Panther Party rose up throughout the United States, envisioning a world…
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