Joe Biel

Accountability means accepting responsibility for your actions and repairing any harm you have done. This book can be…

Ever since Joe came out as autistic, people have been sharing their stories and asking questions. The most common…

Every autistic person is capable and worthy of having happy, healthy, fulfilling friendships and relationships. This…

So, you want to publish books.  Drawing on 24 years of experience operating an independent publishing company, Joe…

Where did the bicyclist come from? Only Darwin would know. And he'd probably ride up on his own bike. After all it makes…

Do you have a passion that you want to obsess about in a love letter to the world? In this new edition of Microcosm’s…

These five case studies offer a chilling glimpse into the negligence, greed, murder, and at times comical…

Want to be a writer, but the words won't come? Do you have a lot to say but don't know how to write it so people will…

Have you made choices you regret, grown away from your values, damaged your relationships, or hurt yourself and…

Every year lately we've been making a new catalog in the format of a poster! On the front, there's a comic (or some…

So, your partner is autistic. Or you suspect they might be. And you're wondering, "What does this mean for my…

Do you love bicycling so much that you want to wear it on a t-shirt? Let's celebrate fun and raciness. Please? Women's…

What's it like to be autistic? As many as one in forty-five people live that reality every day, but our culture remains…

Bicycling has the radical potential of equalizing our transportation system, creating more equitable opportunities from…

Can you pedal your way through everything life throws at you? Taking on the bicycle as a means of making sense of life…

How do you start and run a successful business, despite the odds? This unique guide to entrepreneurship teaches you…

In this, the third issue of Joe Biel's award-winning, ongoing look at the Critical Mass movement, we are given a…

In the 1890s, bicycling was a cultural activity for the wealthy elite, with a bicycle costing about twenty weeks of a…

Bicycling has many obvious health benefits, but the least obvious one is the mindful act of bicycling. Rather than…

A cultural analysis of what causes zine makers to tick; what the hell zines are, why people make zines, the origin of…

The image that started it all. The chainring heart is Microcosm's logo and still a fitting symbol of all we do.…

In the 1960s through 1980s, the Black Panther Party rose up throughout the United States, envisioning a world…

To celebrate our thirteenth anniversary of publishing books and zines about self-empowerment, we put together this…