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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, Publishers Weekly, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as on NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A 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, OR. Find out more at joebiel.net.


How to Quit Sugar
by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
Cookies. Cakes. Candies. Sodas. Why are sugary treats SOOO good, yet so bad for your health?
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Cat Party!: Cats We've Known in Words and Pictures
by Katie Haegele Editor, Dame Darcy Contributor, Joe Biel Contributor, Joe Carlough Contributor, Steven Svymbersky Contributor, 8 more
The cats in our lives are always close to our hearts, whether they're napping in a sunbeam, demanding pets and…
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Unfuck Your Business Workbook: Using Math and Brain Science to Run a Successful Business
by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
Do you want to start a business? Or does your existing business feel stuck? Either way, this no-fluff workbook will walk…
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Neurodivergent Pride #14: Mutual Aid (What Autistic Minds Can Teach Each Other and the World)
by Joe Biel Author and Eliot Daughtry Author
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Sticker #570Read a Fucking Book
by Joe Biel Author
A little known fact is that cephalopods give the best PSAs. Spread the word by slapping this die-cut sticker on your…
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Read a Fucking Book
by Joe Biel Illustrator
Reading books can be a direct path to joy, empathy, critical thinking, and taking action to improve your life and…
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August Warehouse Sale: Kale 'em All!
by Darin Wick Author, Angel York Author, Cat Callaway Illustrator, Michael Hoerger Author, Mia Partlow Author, 10 more
From the history of chocolate to declassified government documents, this sale is a feast for the mind AND the…
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How to Be Funny: The Art and Science of Making Light of Reality Through Humor
by Joe Biel Author
Have you ever wanted to be funny? Do you crave making and emphasizing your points through humor? Autistic people have a…
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Neurodivergent Pride #13: Animal Companions (What Autistic Minds Can Teach Each Other and the World)
by Joe Biel Author, Casie Dodd Author, Partly Robot Author and Kari Melton Author
Companion animals provide companionship, love, a sense of purpose, and support for the humans they live with, which can…
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Poster Comic / Catalog
by Joe Biel Author and Gerta Oparaku Egy Illustrator
Every year lately we've been making a new catalog in the format of a poster! On the front, there's a comic (or…
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Sticker #542Normalize Weirdness
by Joe Biel Author
If we normalize weirdness and the new normal is weird, but normal, then what will be not normal? Guess we'll have to…
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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
Got an idea for a creative business? Here's a crash course.
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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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