Annalee Newitz

@annaleen.bsky.social

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bestselling author * Hugo winner * nerd
latest books: Automatic Noodle, Stories Are Weapons, We Will Rise Again
bylines: New Scientist, Flaming Hydra, etc.
pronouns: they/them
all the stuff: www.techsploitation.com

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Annalee Newitz is an American journalist, editor, and author of both fiction and nonfiction. From 1999 to 2008, Newitz wrote a syndicated weekly column called Techsploitation, and from 2000 to 2004 was the culture editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. In 2004, Newitz became a policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. With Charlie Jane Anders, they also co-founded Other magazine, a periodical that ran from 2002 to 2007. From 2008 to 2015, Newitz was editor-in-chief of Gawker-owned media venture io9, and subsequently its direct descendant Gizmodo, Gawker's design and technology blog. They have written for the periodicals Popular Science, Film Quarterly and Wired. As of 2019, Newitz is a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times. .. more

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Aug 13

Holy crap -- Automatic Noodle is an instant USA Today and Indie bestseller! Thank you so much, humans and robots, for reading this li'l book and making it soar. Now go eat something! Or get your noodle swag at automaticnoodle.website

The words "An instant USA Today and Indie bestseller" arch over a picture of my novella "Automatic Noodle," with a picture of a robot hand holding biang biang noodles in chopsticks, done in rainbow colors. There is a faint flower pattern in the background of the picture.

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah sadly this one is US only.

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 11h

You are very welcome. ✊

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 11h

Sorry about that!

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 12h

Give yourself a sweet-weird treat this weekend with a fantastic @humblebundle.com deal that includes most of the fiction that @charliejane.bsky.social and I have written. Sales benefit the Miss Major Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center! www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...

Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR

Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 12h

So glad you liked it!!

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 2d

He knows what side of the class war he's on 💖

Reposted by Annalee Newitz

Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 2d

Darwin in my spirit animal

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 2d

Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social is a labour-focused story about a group of robot friends who open up a noodle shop in a post-conflict future San Francisco.

It's a love letter to a city, as well as a paen to found family. It's great.

Review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/06/send...

5/X

Send Noodles

Discussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote.

hugoclub.blogspot.com

Reposted by Annalee Newitz

Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 3d

FRANKFURT!! GUESS WHAT?
@drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & I will be doing an event for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, our anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism, on 11 April at the VielSeitig & Buchergilde! THIS WILL BE AWESOME!
(will also do 1 in AMS, info soon!)

Lesungen

Frankfurt Lesung Kultur Veranstaltungen Buch Literatur Literaturveranstaltung Kulturveranstaltung Kulturkalender Innenstadt

buechergilde-frankfurt.buchhandlung.de

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 3d

Looks delicious!

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 5d

Lucky!!!

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Daniel Kuehn, Larry W. Hunter , and 2 more Lisa W. Fazio, Daniel Kuehn, Larry W. Hunter, Anisah Anisah, Annalee Newitz

Emi @kayamalie.bsky.social · 5d

Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable

A diagram of the evolution of whales, from land dwelling mammals to the ocean giants we know today.

Reposted by Peter Murphy, Tim Bale, John Foot , and 6 more Peter Murphy, Tim Bale, John Foot, Daniel W. Drezner, Michael H. Whitworth, Talbot Imlay, Alberto Corsín Jiménez, Christian Fisch, Annalee Newitz

Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 6d

Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 6d

yesssss

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 6d

Yay I'm glad you got one of these! I love that bookstore so much.

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 6d

Ph.D.s have always been a joke. I should know because I have one. 😭💀

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 6d

Love you too princess! 💘💋

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 6d

Beautiful thread from my ride-or-die @charliejane.bsky.social about the organization that our @humblebundle.com is benefitting. Buy some books (cheap!!) and help the amazing Miss Major Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center!

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 6d

I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.

www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...

Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party

Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR

Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!

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Reposted by Annalee Newitz

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 6d

Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR

Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!

www.humblebundle.com

Reposted by Annalee Newitz

The Archbishop of Bologna @metaphorge.bsky.social · 8d

You owe it to yourself to grab this Humble Bundle of works by @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social while you can !

www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...

Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR

Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!

www.humblebundle.com

Reposted by Karen R. Lips, Annalee Newitz

Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 8d

For example: if 84% of people already agree that scientific research aimed at advancing knowledge is usually a worthwhile investment over time...

Why are you so sure that the real problem is that people "just don't know enough about why research matters"
www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...

Pew Research graph, titled "Most say U.S. government investment in scientific research is worthwhile"

Bar graph shows that 84% of respondents say that government investments in scientific research aimed at advancing knowledge are usually "worthwhile investments for society over time". (93% of Dem/Lean Dems, and 76% of Rep/Lean Reps)

Source: survey of US adults conducted Oct 20-26, 2025

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

Oof yeah. I have trained my IG to show me nothing but food and Heated Rivalry content

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

Mx Kong is busy right now but if you stay on the line they will take your call in the order it was received

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

No, really, @washingtonpost.com, I am the one who is sorry to see you go. Farewell to what was once my go-to, trusted news source. I'm sorry that you had to die in darkness.

This is a screenshot of an email. It says "The Washington Post. We're sorry to see you go. Hi Annalee, Your Washington Post Core Subscription has been canceled and ..."

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

awww that sounds delightful

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 9d

Hailey is the greatest, and if you can offer her some support it would be super helpful!

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 9d

ICYMI my friend @transqueerfem.bsky.social needs your support. She's an incredible trans/travesti writer, educator, translator and activist in Brazil. Her mom has cancer and she's been unable to work while taking care of her.

Please give whatever you can spare: ko-fi.com/haileykaas

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Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe, Annalee Newitz

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9d

To everyone just now finding out Isaac Asimov was rather famously a sex pest: He's been gone 34 years now, you can handle this truth, I believe in you

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 9d

Why does the internet feel so lonely? In my latest column for @newscientist.com, I explore how a 1950s sociology classic, "The Lonely Crowd," sheds light on what's happening today online. (You can read it with a free account.) www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

The internet feels super lonely right now. Here's why

Almost 80 years ago, sociologists identified a new personality type that is particularly sensitive to loneliness. It's even more relevant today, says Annalee Newitz

www.newscientist.com

Reposted by Justin Lewis, Annalee Newitz

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 9d

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