Microcosm Publishing
@microcosm.bsky.social
Based in #Portland and Cleveland. A Publisher's Weekly's fastest growing publisher 2022-2024. #Autistic founded/owned #ownvoices idealism; Change your life then the world around you; since 1996.
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Now on Kickstarter: Books for a Better Year
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
Now on Kickstarter: Books for a Better Year
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Now on Kickstarter: Books for a Better Year
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
This week on the pod, Lee Wind of the Independent Book Publisher’s Association is here to talk about the We Are Stronger Than Censorship campaign, book bans, and a few fun side quests like microwaves and 90s movies.
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This week on the pod, Lee Wind of the Independent Book Publisher’s Association is here to talk about the We Are Stronger Than Censorship campaign, book bans, and a few fun side quests like microwaves and 90s movies.
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
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Originally published in 1997 by @versobooks.bsky.social and subsequently re-pressed by @microcosm.bsky.social in 2008, 2017, and 2025, it is by far the most important piece of scholarship on zines, accumulating over 1,500 citations.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Originally published in 1997 by @versobooks.bsky.social and subsequently re-pressed by @microcosm.bsky.social in 2008, 2017, and 2025, it is by far the most important piece of scholarship on zines, accumulating over 1,500 citations.
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There's been confusion (totally our fault!) about when MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social will be available outside of Canada. The answer is NOW. Here's a pretty quick explanation about what happened, when you can get the book, and where (spoiler: SOON and EVERYWHERE.
Update on Math for Knitters Availability: It's available NOW!
Math for Knitters, by Kate Atherley, is available NOW all around the world. In this short video, we clear up confusion about availability dates and explain the nitty gritty about how books are brought to market. Knitters, ask for Math for Knitters at your local yarn shop, bookstore, or public library! Shops and libraries in Canada, contact your Ampersand rep or Julie Asselin. Shops and Libraries in the U.S. and around the world, contact your Microcosm rep or sales@microcosm.com. Learn more about Math for Knitters at https://ninetenpublications.ca/books/math-for-knitters/
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October 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
There's been confusion (totally our fault!) about when MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social will be available outside of Canada. The answer is NOW. Here's a pretty quick explanation about what happened, when you can get the book, and where (spoiler: SOON and EVERYWHERE.
There are new forms of ecommerce popping up every day. Is selling online through Tiktok right for your books?
This week, Jane Friedman is backto chat about about the growing popularity of Tiktok Shop, and if she thinks it’s worth your time.
Microcosm.pub/newpodcast
This week, Jane Friedman is backto chat about about the growing popularity of Tiktok Shop, and if she thinks it’s worth your time.
Microcosm.pub/newpodcast
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There are new forms of ecommerce popping up every day. Is selling online through Tiktok right for your books?
This week, Jane Friedman is backto chat about about the growing popularity of Tiktok Shop, and if she thinks it’s worth your time.
Microcosm.pub/newpodcast
This week, Jane Friedman is backto chat about about the growing popularity of Tiktok Shop, and if she thinks it’s worth your time.
Microcosm.pub/newpodcast
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Not an either/or! I've long planned to add more booklets/zines to our roster. Also more books, obvs. And in the few weeks since I was interviewed for this, @microcosm.bsky.social took us on for sales and distribution. What a wild fall. Super cool to see MATH FOR KNITTERS front and centre here!
Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: Elbows Up!
Following U.S. threats and tariffs, publishers in British Columbia, Canada, are putting up a fight.
www.publishersweekly.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Not an either/or! I've long planned to add more booklets/zines to our roster. Also more books, obvs. And in the few weeks since I was interviewed for this, @microcosm.bsky.social took us on for sales and distribution. What a wild fall. Super cool to see MATH FOR KNITTERS front and centre here!
This week on the pod, Angela Engel of The Collective Book studio hangs out with us to talk about how Collective got where they are, how they develop their titles and marketing plans, outreach, bookstore engagement, and more
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This week on the pod, Angela Engel of The Collective Book studio hangs out with us to talk about how Collective got where they are, how they develop their titles and marketing plans, outreach, bookstore engagement, and more
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Preparing to fight? Know your rights!
This zine was written by criminal defense lawyers who have seen it all
We've got the PDF marked down as low as 99 cents to help you prepare for action this weekend.
You can also preorder the physical zine on a sliding scale!
microcosm.pub/knowyourrights
This zine was written by criminal defense lawyers who have seen it all
We've got the PDF marked down as low as 99 cents to help you prepare for action this weekend.
You can also preorder the physical zine on a sliding scale!
microcosm.pub/knowyourrights
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Preparing to fight? Know your rights!
This zine was written by criminal defense lawyers who have seen it all
We've got the PDF marked down as low as 99 cents to help you prepare for action this weekend.
You can also preorder the physical zine on a sliding scale!
microcosm.pub/knowyourrights
This zine was written by criminal defense lawyers who have seen it all
We've got the PDF marked down as low as 99 cents to help you prepare for action this weekend.
You can also preorder the physical zine on a sliding scale!
microcosm.pub/knowyourrights
"Operation Inflation" is stocking a rack of free inflatable costumes near the site of Portland ICE protests.
Why Portland ICE protesters are showing up dressed as giant inflatable animals
"Operation Inflation" is stocking a rack of free inflatable costumes near the site of Portland ICE protests.
www.oregonlive.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Can you really judge a book by its cover? Absolutely, yes. A lot of work goes into planning a book’s cover design— marketing goals, representing the author’s work, making it appealing to the target audience, legibility, and so much more.
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
October 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Can you really judge a book by its cover? Absolutely, yes. A lot of work goes into planning a book’s cover design— marketing goals, representing the author’s work, making it appealing to the target audience, legibility, and so much more.
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
New books!!!
"Cook Your Own Fucking Life", "Magickal Cats Tarot Coloring Book", and "Is There a Cult For That?" have all landed in the warehouse
check em out at microcosm.pub
Truly love this microcosm of our readers' interests. Cults! Cats! Cooking!
"Cook Your Own Fucking Life", "Magickal Cats Tarot Coloring Book", and "Is There a Cult For That?" have all landed in the warehouse
check em out at microcosm.pub
Truly love this microcosm of our readers' interests. Cults! Cats! Cooking!
October 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New books!!!
"Cook Your Own Fucking Life", "Magickal Cats Tarot Coloring Book", and "Is There a Cult For That?" have all landed in the warehouse
check em out at microcosm.pub
Truly love this microcosm of our readers' interests. Cults! Cats! Cooking!
"Cook Your Own Fucking Life", "Magickal Cats Tarot Coloring Book", and "Is There a Cult For That?" have all landed in the warehouse
check em out at microcosm.pub
Truly love this microcosm of our readers' interests. Cults! Cats! Cooking!
boosting because we stand with Kickstarter United
and also because they're playing one of this humble marketing manager's favorite games today, Stanley Parable
and also because they're playing one of this humble marketing manager's favorite games today, Stanley Parable
Starting tomorrow we’re doing some strike fund fundraising! Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
boosting because we stand with Kickstarter United
and also because they're playing one of this humble marketing manager's favorite games today, Stanley Parable
and also because they're playing one of this humble marketing manager's favorite games today, Stanley Parable
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The secret to life? Easy. Don't be afraid to be sincere. Don't take yourself too seriously. Extend grace & kindness to kids who don't know the rules/how to be in society yet. Lift up your friends & loved ones every chance you get. Remember your best won't be 100% every day. That's basically it.
October 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The secret to life? Easy. Don't be afraid to be sincere. Don't take yourself too seriously. Extend grace & kindness to kids who don't know the rules/how to be in society yet. Lift up your friends & loved ones every chance you get. Remember your best won't be 100% every day. That's basically it.
quick are there any polycules accepting applications so madison has an excuse to get this zine
microcosm I'm SINGLE. how am I supposed to get a POLYCULE by THANKSGIVING
The holiday season can be fun but stressful, especially for folks juggling multiple families, partners, & expectations. Luckily, you've got this inclusive guide full of supportive tips for making your way through the holidays with minimal stress and maximum understanding.
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
October 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
quick are there any polycules accepting applications so madison has an excuse to get this zine
The holiday season can be fun but stressful, especially for folks juggling multiple families, partners, & expectations. Luckily, you've got this inclusive guide full of supportive tips for making your way through the holidays with minimal stress and maximum understanding.
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
Guide to Happy Polydays: Supportive Tips for the Holidays
A zine to help your polycule thrive, not just survive, through birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and more!
microcosm.pub
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The holiday season can be fun but stressful, especially for folks juggling multiple families, partners, & expectations. Luckily, you've got this inclusive guide full of supportive tips for making your way through the holidays with minimal stress and maximum understanding.
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
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Insightful episode, esp for trade publishers and self-pub authors with limited marketing experience.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
This week on the pod, Lindsay McKee joins us to talk universal marketing truths & strategies, determining who your customer is (hint: it’s not you!), their needs, and publishing books that fill those needs.
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Insightful episode, esp for trade publishers and self-pub authors with limited marketing experience.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
Most niche pubs will nod in agreement with McKee's "know your reader" fundamentals, and Biel's acknowledgement that your connection to readers will change over time. It's an ongoing process.
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new pin from @microcosm.bsky.social (who publish the sci-fi/bike/feminist short story collections I keep kickstarting over the years 🧡🚲📚)
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
new pin from @microcosm.bsky.social (who publish the sci-fi/bike/feminist short story collections I keep kickstarting over the years 🧡🚲📚)
This week on the pod, Lindsay McKee joins us to talk universal marketing truths & strategies, determining who your customer is (hint: it’s not you!), their needs, and publishing books that fill those needs.
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This week on the pod, Lindsay McKee joins us to talk universal marketing truths & strategies, determining who your customer is (hint: it’s not you!), their needs, and publishing books that fill those needs.
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
Buckle in, aspiring marketers, for this fun & jargon-lite episode!
microcosm.pub/newpodcast
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This week's Microsale: NEVER SAY YOU CAN'T SURVIVE by @charliejaneanders!
Available at microcosm.pub/microsale
Get 60% off when you use coupon code WRITE at checkout.
Available at microcosm.pub/microsale
Get 60% off when you use coupon code WRITE at checkout.
Weekly Microsale: 60% off Never Say You Can't Survive
It's the Microcosm Microsale! Get big savings on even the littlest books.This week's Microsale: Never Say You Can't SurviveThe world is on fire! So tell your...
microcosm.pub
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This week's Microsale: NEVER SAY YOU CAN'T SURVIVE by @charliejaneanders!
Available at microcosm.pub/microsale
Get 60% off when you use coupon code WRITE at checkout.
Available at microcosm.pub/microsale
Get 60% off when you use coupon code WRITE at checkout.
We've had a BUNCH of new books come in the last few weeks that I've been slacking on telling y'all about.
Let's fix that with a thread!
All of these books (and so much more) are available at microcosm.pub
Let's fix that with a thread!
All of these books (and so much more) are available at microcosm.pub
a baby is reading a book with his eyes closed while sitting at a table .
ALT: a baby is reading a book with his eyes closed while sitting at a table .
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October 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We've had a BUNCH of new books come in the last few weeks that I've been slacking on telling y'all about.
Let's fix that with a thread!
All of these books (and so much more) are available at microcosm.pub
Let's fix that with a thread!
All of these books (and so much more) are available at microcosm.pub
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Calm and focused is an excellent response. Also bike buses, bubble machines, penguin & chicken costumes, giant puppets, sing-a-longs, jazz bands, group bike rides, picnics, bike happy hours, and being together outside.
I'm telling y'all, the greatest gift we can give this nation right now is self-control. Deny the regime a victory here. We must regulate and realize our power comes from staying calm and focused: refusing to let them manipulate our emotions and incite violence. Calm, focused, regulated. We got this.
OK, so this is going to be tough to hear, but it needs to be said.
Now that Trump has been enjoined from sending *any* NG to Oregon, ICE is going to go gangbusters in Oregon, dialing everything up to 1000%.
Because they need riots. They need someone punching an ICE officer.
DON'T TAKE THE BAIT.
Now that Trump has been enjoined from sending *any* NG to Oregon, ICE is going to go gangbusters in Oregon, dialing everything up to 1000%.
Because they need riots. They need someone punching an ICE officer.
DON'T TAKE THE BAIT.
October 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Calm and focused is an excellent response. Also bike buses, bubble machines, penguin & chicken costumes, giant puppets, sing-a-longs, jazz bands, group bike rides, picnics, bike happy hours, and being together outside.
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‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
Taking a break from our usual updates to address the current @kickstarterunited.org strike for better wages and working conditions, and how taking a moment to support them can get you a free eBook from us.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
Update 3: Our Response to the Kickstarter Union's Strike · Cozy Comfort & Cookbooks for the Frugal Vegan
Hi lovely backers,That's a hell of a subject line, huh? We've been informed that, as of this morning, Kickstarter United (OPEIU Local 153) is currently striking for better wages and clearer workweek g...
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Taking a break from our usual updates to address the current @kickstarterunited.org strike for better wages and working conditions, and how taking a moment to support them can get you a free eBook from us.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...