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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest growing publisher of 2022. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, NPR, Publishers Weekly, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, PBS, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll. Biel is the author of People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business on the Spectrum, Manspressions: Decoding Men's Behavior, Make a Zine, The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting, Proud to be Retarded, Bicycle Culture Rising, and 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 film series. Biel lives in Portland, Ore. Find out more at joebiel.net

$50 Superpack: Stuck at Home
by Super Pack! Author, Joe Biel Author, Dave Roche Author, Emily June Street Author, Ben Snakepit Author, Robert Wildwood Author and Bill Brown Author
For everyone stuck at home right now looking for new inputs, this bundle of books is especially put together to absorb…
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(We’ve All Got) Baggage: Envisioning an Ideal Community and Engaging It With Our Own Problems and Hangups
by Dawson Barrett Author, Joe Biel Author, Joseph E. Green Author, Lauren Hage Author, Dr. Faith G. Harper Author, 6 more
If Microcosm was a person, they'd be in their early twenties, chock full of the messy connotations that this…
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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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Aftermass poster
by Joe Biel Author and Matt Gauck Author
Let's stripe those car lanes so by 2050, when cars are not so dominant in our culture, the minority who operate them…
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Aftermass: How Portland Became North America's #1 Cycling Mecca
by Joe Biel Author, Jeff Hayes Contributor, Alice Isley Contributor and Rev Phil Sano Contributor
The world looks to Portland, Oregon as an example of how bicycle culture can blossom out of the ruinous freeways of…
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Alive with Vigor: Surviving Your Adventurous Lifestyle
by Robert Wildwood Editor, Buck Angel Contributor, Joe Biel Contributor, Natalye Childress Contributor, Lauren Hage Contributor, 3 more
Alive With Vigor! compiles stories of surviving—and thriving—from a wide spectrum of contributors. Deeply…
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Autism & The Re:Spectrum of Human Emotions/Perfect Mix Tape Segue #6: Autism & Intellectually Understanding Empathy
by Joe Biel Author
Recommended for anyone who is or knows someone on the autism spectrum (or suspects they might!), this zine looks at the…
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Autism Acceptance
by Joe Biel Author
Show your autism pride with this multi-colored enamel pin. A rainbow infinity shape reads "Actually Autistic."
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Autism Acceptance
by Joe Biel Author
Show your support for people on the autism spectrum and other neurodiverse people with this magnet. Stick it on…
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Autism Causes Vaccines: Stories of Neurodiverse Inventors and Discoveries
by Joe Biel Author
Just about every breakthrough discovery and some of the most innovative inventors in the history of the world have…
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The Autism FAQ: Everything You Wanted to Know About Diagnosis & Autistic Life
by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
What's it like to be autistic? As many as one in forty-five people live that reality every day, but our culture…
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The Autism Handbook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Life on the Spectrum
by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
What's it like to be autistic? As many as one in forty-five people live that reality every day, but our culture…
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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…
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The Autism Relationships Handbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love
by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
Ever since Joe came out as autistic, people have been sharing their stories and asking questions. The most…
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The Autism Relationships Workbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love
by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
Every autistic person is capable and worthy of having happy, healthy, fulfilling friendships and relationships.…
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Beyond The Music: How Punks are Saving the World with DIY Ethics, Skills, & Values
by Joe Biel Editor
Punk is notorious for its loud music, aggressive attitude, and safety-pinned style. Less well known is the radical value…
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Bicycle Culture Rising #1: Participatory & Grassroots Bicycle Movements
by Joe Biel Author
A social history and tactics lesson about the participatory and grassroots bicycle movements and their impact and…
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Bicycle Culture Rising #2: The Portland Police's Peculiar War Against Bicycling 1993-2007
by Joe Biel Author
It's the revamped second edition of the Expozine Award Winning zine of police documents, now with commentary! Last…
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Bicycle Culture Rising #3: A History of Bicycle Activism in Portland, OR
by Joe Biel Author
In this, the third issue of Joe Biel's award-winning, ongoing look at the Critical Mass movement, we are given a…
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Bicycle Culture Rising #4: How Kittie Knox Made Bicycling for Everyone
by Joe Biel Author
In the 1890s, bicycling was a cultural activity for the wealthy elite, with a bicycle costing about twenty weeks of a…
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big patch #058Chainring Heart
by Joe Biel Author, Aaron Renier Author and alex wrekk Author
Since 2002, this has been Microcosm's logo! We are so proud of how far this little place grew. And it’s all…
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big patch #078Put the Fun Between Your Legs
by Joe Biel Author
What's more fun than riding a bike? Perhaps riding two bikes on a date? Scratch that, let’s bring a whole club…
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big patch #101Bicycles Allowed Full Lane
by Randy Albright Author and Joe Biel Author
In Oregon and many places across the globe, a bicycle is allowed to occupy a whole lane of traffic (alone or with a…
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Big Patch #102Fix Shit Up
by Joe Biel Author
Another broken door or a series of unfortunate relationships? Well then, there’s nothing that a few pounds of a…
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Bike Shop Display Box
by Emilie Bahr Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Ethan Clark Author, Shelley Lynn Jackson Author and Emily June Street Author
Perfect for the counter at your bike shoppe, we have here: • 1 Our Bodies, Our…
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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 t-shirt
by Joe Biel Author
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, Lauren Hage 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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For that special person in your life, get them the gift that they can use to decorate a fridge or a filing cabinet with…
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Biking Superhero Sweatshirt
by Joe Biel Author
We feel strongly about making affordable clothing in an ethical manner as much as possible! It's increasingly…
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