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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.


Beyond the Bookshelf: How to Sell Books, Zines & Cool Literature in Your Store—and Change the World!
by Larry Law Illustrator, Elly Blue Author and Joe Biel Author
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Cantankerous Titles & Obscure Ephemera
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"Joe Biel's collection of "talkies" perfectly embodies the D.I.Y. doc mantra of "just get out there and shoot it."…
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Share the Road
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Personally, I'm not a communist and don't believe that the public should continue to subsidize automobiles on the…
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Neurodivergent Pride #8: Relationships
by Joe Biel Author
The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives,…
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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, Cheyenne Winters 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 era of…
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Revolution Between the Lines Typewriter
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What you write matters. What you read matters. Understanding the subtext and context of what you write and read matters…
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Patch #199There's A Special Place In Hell For Bike Thieves
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Sure someone might be a better person for riding a bike rather than a car, but that doesn’t excuse karma! Say…
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Sticker #036Minimum Wage: The Latest Gateway Drug
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Minimum wage is so far below a living wage, that it's no wonder people turn to mind-altering substances to distract…
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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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Sticker #312Proud, Taxpaying Bicyclist
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
Given how the money is doled out, you may not always be proud to pay taxes, but it's likely that you are paying them,…
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Sticker #372Is There a Nap for That?
by Joe Biel Author and Markell West Author
To nap is human. State your allegiance to the art of napping with this lovely sticker! (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black…
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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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Sticker #361Don't Tread On Me!
by Joe Biel Author
"Don't Tread on Me" is a timeless sentiment but it has special meaning for those who find themselves staring down…
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Pin #209Creates Health, Saves Money
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The best of both worlds! Cycling lovers unite with this 1" round pinback button handmade in the USA. Bikes > Cars
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Sticker #308One Less Car!
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There are too many cars on the road, and climate change is no longer around the corner. It is upon us. So be the change…
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Patch #207Free Parking
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Wait a minute? You’re telling me that it's free ANY time? I may complain about getting rained on from time to…
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Sticker #542Normalize Weirdness
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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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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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Sticker #057Internal Combustion is not Revolutionary
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Let's get back to the historic meaning of the word- the wheel. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white print on a black…
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Patch #131Towards Car Free Cities
by Joe Biel Author
Thanks to your car-free diet, you help the ecosystem, cut down on oil waste, and have a better view of the world. This…
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Sticker #303Saves Money, Creates Health
by Joe Biel Author
The car: Consumes Money, Destroys Health. The bicycle: Creates Health, Saves Money. Economics trumps car culture any…
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Pin #173Free Parking
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Grab your U-lock and get out there! No need to parallel park on a bike, you're a forward-thinking cycler! Show it off…
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Patch #110Throw Away Corvette
by Joe Biel Author
Put the automobile where it belongs: in the trashcan. Society can't afford to subsidize them. The lobbies are too…
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Sticker #288Save $8,000 and smile more
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If you ride a bike instead of driving a car you'll save an average of $8,000 per year! Some studies report an average as…
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Sticker #059Freedom of Speech
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We supposedly live in a society where freedom of speech is a basic right. But all of the platforms where you can share…
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Pin #006Shut Down the School of the Americas
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The School of the Americas is a U.S. training facility where militant groups are trained by the US military to topple…
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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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Sticker #299Evolution Gal
by Joe Biel Author
As we ride more modern and practical citybikes, sometimes it's important to let your hair flow, put on your skirtguard,…
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Evolution Bicycle magnet
by Joe Biel Author
Where did the bicyclist come from? Only Darwin would know. And he'd probably ride up on his own bike. After all it makes…
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Sticker #426every action is an act of love or a call for it
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A potent antidote to blame and shame, a path forward, a sobering reframing. In a world that can feel so lonely…
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