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Dead Star Press is an independent publisher of speculative fiction, sci-fi, social commentary, and anything weird enough to abduct the mind.

Coming soon, Thought & Other Absurdities: Volume 2 by Joseph D. Newcomer!

Pre-Order: March 20, 2026

Thought and Other Absurdities: Volume 2 is a collection of modern witticisms, thought provocations, and other absurdities from the mind of Joseph D. Newcomer, author of Darkest Day, Diminishing Return, and & El Camino Blue, founder and owner of Dead Star Press, and creator of The Unmotivational Life Coach.

These brief essays are a continuation of the social commentary and compassion-invoking prose of the first installment of Thought and Other Absurdities. It picks up right where Volume 1 left off, takes you through the past four years of Thought and Other Absurdities blog posts, and ends with a year’s worth of all-new, previously unpublished pieces. This new collection is, once again, designed to offer the reader daily vignettes of societal considerations to engage the mind well beyond the few moments it takes to read each thought-altering and painfully relatable entry.

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DEAD STAR PRESS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE NOW AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF ARIZONA DERBY DAMES

We’ll be vending at every event, starting in January.

Don’t miss a single bout.

Upcoming Events

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March2026
Roosevelt Row Saturday Arts Market We’re thrilled to be back at the Roosevelt Row Apartments for Central Arts Market’s Saturday Arts Market. This time, we’re bringing the Bookmobile.
10 am – 4 pmRoosevelt Row Apartments
330 E Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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March2026
Roosevelt Row Saturday Arts Market Bringin’ the bookmobile to Roosevelt Row for the second week in a row. Don’t miss it.
10 am – 4 pmRoosevelt Row Apartments
330 E Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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March2026
Windsor Square Historic District Street FairWindsor Square was voted Best Neighborhood by Phoenix New Times, so we’re excited to bring the bookmobile to this event.
11 am – 4 pmEast Orange Dr. and N. 2nd Street
(Behind Uptown Plaza)
3-5
April2026
AZ Derby Dames Roller Derby Chingadera TournamentWe’re all in for another 3-day Derby Tournament. 3 days of Roller Derby and great deals on great books, what else could you possibly want to be doing?
4:30 pm – 9:30ish 2517 W McDowell Rd STE 118, Phoenix, AZ 85009
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April2026
Fairy Tale Finds Spring MarketJoin Fairy Tale Finds for a magical one-day adventure featuring over 200 enchanting vendors bringing all things Disney to life right here in the desert. We’ll bring some cool Fairy Tale and Disney books along with the rest of our pop-up bookstore.
8 am – 3 pm1933 S Ballpark Way, Goodyear, Arizona 85338, United States
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April2026
Melrose Vintage Market Campbell Place PlazaOn a Sunday afternoo-oon, we always love doing the Melrose Vintage Markets! Come check out great food and great vendors. We’ll bring the books.
10 am – 3 pm700 W. Campbell Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85013
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April2026
AZ Derby Dames Roller Derby PLAYOFFS!It’s the Roller Derby Playoffs! I’m sure this one will be even more intense than normal…if you can even imagine that! We’ll be bringing our intensely weird books too.
4:30 pm – 9:30ish 2517 W McDowell Rd STE 118, Phoenix, AZ 85009
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May2026
First Friday on Roosevelt RowWeve never done a First Friday, so we’re super stoked for this.
5 pm – 9 pmRoosevelt Row Apartments
330 E Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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May2026
AZ Derby Dames Roller Derby CHAMPIONSHIP!The season finale! Roller Derby Championships. We’re nervous, and we aren’t even putting on skates, but we’ll be there to sell some weird and banned books and to see who will take the title.
4:30 pm – 9:30ish 2517 W McDowell Rd STE 118, Phoenix, AZ 85009
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Phoenix Magazine’s Best of the Valley Best Author 2023, 2024, & 2025

We’re also excited to announce, for the 3rd year in a row, that Joseph D. Newcomer, founder and CEO of Dead Star Press, has been voted Phoenix Magazine’s Best of the Valley Best Author!

Thank you all for voting.

We’re bringing the Weird to the streets.

We’re working on something big!

We’ve been dreaming about building a bookmobile so we can bring weird, banned, and independent books to more places, more people, and more events without breaking our backs every time we set up.

If you believe in the power of diverse literature and want to help us reach our goal, we’d love for you to consider making a donation. Every little bit helps us get closer to turning this dream into a reality. We appreciate your support!

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