Joe Biel is a self-made life-long-learner and autistic publisher 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, Forbes, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan),
G33K (Korea),
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 lives in Portland, OR.
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Joe's “Ask the Experts” consult schedule is:
Fri May 15, 8:15am-8:40am
Table 7
Group Public Speaking
Reserved seats for: Brian Kimmel, Together Mapalus Press, Nancy Roop, Developmental Texts
7 Open Spaces
Fri May 15, 2:20pm-2:35pm
Table 15B
One-on-One
Copyright
Julia Thompson
Fri May 15, 2:40pm-2:55pm
Table 17A
One-on-One
Legal Issues
Robyn Davis, CPTD, CEM - Exhibitors WINH
Sat May 16, 1:00pm-1:15pm
Table 13
One-on-One
Special Market Sales
Olivia Germino
Sat May 16, 1:20pm-1:35pm
Table 11
One-on-One
Special Market Sales
Linda Eldredge, EdD of Unfurling Wings Media, LLC
Sat May 16, 2:50pm-3:05pm
Table 9A
One-on-One
Social Media
Kyndall Tiller, Woodneath Press at Mid-Continent Public Library
