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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 and #3 in 2023. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, Esquire, 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 with Autism, 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 film series. Biel lives in Portland, OR. Find out more at joebiel.net.
Sticker #394Kale 'Em All
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When you can no longer kale 'em with kindness, kale 'em all! Show your support for leafy greens with this sticker. …
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Sticker #396Driver taxes only pay for 1/2 of the road. Give the other 1/2 to bikes
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Drivers aren't the only ones paying taxes! Plus, bikes are more likely to be hit on the road, very likely to be affected…
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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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Worn out by the misdeeds spinning around the 24 hour news cycle? Turn off the computer, pick up a book, and read up on…
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Patch #197Put The Fun Between Your Legs (long)
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Common like seriously, we're talking about bicycling. Get your mind out of the gutter and out into the streets. It’s…
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Patch #058Chainring Heart
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A canvas patch bearing the ever-popular Microcosm logo! Our bicycle chainring heart speaks the truth. Originally…
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How to Make a Decision (vertical)
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Life is full of major decisions and often we get lost and mired in the slog of figuring out what's best for us, or…
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big patch #058Chainring Heart
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Since 2002, this has been Microcosm's logo! We are so proud of how far this little place grew. And it’s all thanks to…
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How to Make a Decision (horizontal)
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Life is full of major decisions and often we get lost and mired in the slog of figuring out what's best for us, or…
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How to Thrive / Starve & How to Make a Decision postcard
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Recently, an artist friend celebrated a modicum of success after five years of hard work. Many people cheered and…
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Sticker #313Coexist
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Why can't get we all just get along...on the roadway? A modern adaptation on this peacenik sentiment, showing multiple…
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$20 Superpack: Rebel Alliance
by Dawson Barrett Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, John Gerlach Author, Dan Méndez Moore Author, 4 more
Want to join the Rebel Alliance? Congratulations, you're already on the team. These books will help get you primed for…
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Ever Evolving Bastion of Freakdom: A Quimby's Bookstore History in Words and Pictures
by Liz Mason Editor, Steven Svymbersky Editor, Keith Helt Editor, Joe Biel Contributor, Anne Elizabeth Moore Contributor, 6 more
Quimby's Bookstore opened in Chicago 25 years ago and has been going full tilt ever since, providing a hub, outlet, and…
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Patch #235Disability Rights: Power to the People
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It was requested by you, our fans, and we listen. Just like those who take pride on their bike wheels or ped feet,…
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Sticker #019Punk Rock: Quality Marketed Rebellion since 1977
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Punk's origins in commercialism persist, even if the DIY, anarchic spirit of its adherents can rise above corporate…
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$20 Superpack: Books Brought to you By the letter B
by Nate Beaty Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Al Burian Author, Keith Rosson Author, Sarah Royal Author and Super Pack! Author
Of all the letters in the alphabet, we probably have the most books that begin with a B! Get this bundle of B…
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One Fewer Truck Magnet
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Do you lack a truck, but own a bicycle? Would you like others to adopt a sans-truck lifestyle? Make your agenda clear as…
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Live Free or Drive (words) Magnet
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Let's skip right to the point: driving is a hellish task, what with the damage to the environment, the expense, and the…
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Live Free or Drive (train) Magnet
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Ah, how I yearn for the days of the trolley taking us about. We could load up with bicycles and not worry about the…
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Put the Fun Between Your Legs
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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…
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Evolution Racer T-shirt
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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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$25 Superpack: Taking Back Pink
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Our creative director (ahem, Joe) loves the color pink—the brighter the better, while also having an affinity for…
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$20 Superpack: Anarchy in the USA
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A collection of books and zines for anarchists and the anarcho-curious. First, a couple zines: Anarchists on Anarchism…
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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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$20 Superpack: Van Life
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If you've ever been in a touring band, you know exactly what we are talking about here: Stinky feet, long hot drives,…
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$25 Superpack: Books about Books
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If you're a person, like us, who loves books so much that reading a book about books is a heightened form of pleasure,…
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Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life and Business with Autism
by Joe Biel Author, Joyce Brabner Foreword and Sander Hicks Foreword
The history of Microcosm Publishing, from its origins as a record label and zine distro in Joe Biel's bedroom closet in…
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Bike Shop Starter Pack
by Emilie Bahr Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Ethan Clark Author, Shelley Lynn Jackson Author, 7 more
Get on your bike and go for a ride! If you're looking for perfect impulse buys for your bike shop counter or a National…
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