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Annalee Newitz
@annaleen.bsky.social
50K followers 4.5K following 3.7K posts
bestselling author * Hugo winner * nerd
latest books: Automatic Noodle, Stories Are Weapons
bylines: New Scientist, Flaming Hydra, etc.
pod: www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com
pronouns: they/them
all the stuff: www.techsploitation.com
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Love this article from @mariabustillos.com on the manosphere pundit grifters, and what actually motivates them. Read the whole thing, only on @flaminghydra.com!!!

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The “manosphere” is a cramped, airless prison of the self. That’s why even guys like Scott Galloway, though struggling to distinguish themselves from the far-right misogynists and creeps, still sound so trivial, so primitive. The most ordinary experiences seem revelatory to them, because they really are all alone in there.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Bay Area friends! Where do we find the hope that fuels our resistance and protests? In stories! On Dec. 2, come out to @booksmith.bsky.social for an unforgettable evening with speculative fiction authors and activists, celebrating our new anthology "We Will Rise Again"! booksmith.com/event/WWRA1125
This is a flyer from Booksmith with a thumbnail of the "We Will Rise Again" cover and glamorous pictures of the authors and activists who will be at the event: Annalee Newitz, Charlie Jane Anders, Cindy Cohn, Andrea Dehlendorf, Reo Eveleth, and Vida James. The flyer says: "We Will Rise Again with Annalee Newitz & other contributors, Tuesday Dec. 2, 7:00 pm RSVP at booksmith.com/event.
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Hey #sfba friends -- here are a couple of posters for you, created by the same artist who made them for Chicago. Print and share with everyone who needs them!
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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I joined the "human banner" at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. This flag was at the center. It was a gorgeous day with enormous waves. #nokings
The image is taken from an angle, and you can see the ocean tilting 30 degrees in the distance, with a huge crowd in front of it. In the foreground, you can see the giant American flag that is being held up by hundreds of protesters clustered around its edges. This is the human banner from the air. It's sign made from masses of people standing together to form letters. It reads "No Kings Yes on 50." There is an American flag in the middle and a thick border around the banner. (Prop 50 is a California state proposition to gerrymander the state to create more blue districts, in order to combat the Texas law that gerrymanders their state to create more red districts.)
October 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Had a lovely evening last night listening to @julieleong.bsky.social read about cat dragons from her amazing new novel The Keeper of Magical Things, and talk to @maggietokudahall.bsky.social and @andreauponavon.bsky.social about building fantasy worlds.

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Julie Leong sits on a wooden stage, reading from her novel for a big audience. To her left sits Maggie Tokuda-Hall, and to her right is Andrea Stewart. They all look amazing, and are about to tell us some really fascinating things about how they build fantasy worlds and what they deliberately leave out of them.
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Bay Area friends! Food! Trauma! Healing! All that and more with me, @soleilho and Lee Lai, tomorrow night, 6pm at Mrs Dalloways! Free! It's all part of @litquake.org!! litquake2025.sched.com/event/28S9x/...
October 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Waiting for a reboot of The Omen where Thiel fights Yudkowsky, hopefully with breath weapons and maybe like lasers that shoot out of their fingers www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
“In the 17th, 18th century, the Antichrist would have been a Dr. Strangelove, a scientist who did all this sort of evil crazy science,” Thiel said in his Sept. 15 opening talk, according to the recordings. “In the 21st century, the Antichrist is a Luddite who wants to stop all science. It’s someone like Greta or Eliezer,” he said, referring to Thunberg and Eliezer Yudkowsky, a prominent critic of the tech industry’s approach to AI.
October 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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If you're in North Carolina next weekend (9/26-27), I'll be at the awesome @bookmarksnc.bsky.social Festival in Winston-Salem! Come say hi, get your books signed, and meet tons of amazing authors!! bookmarksnc.org/festival
This is a graphic of my schedule for Bookmarks Festival, Sept. 26-27, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It reads: Featured Festival Author Annalee Newitz. Books & Bites Friday Sept. 26 (ticketed event); Tor Talks, Sept. 27 at 1:45 (free panel); Book Signing Sept. 27 at 3pm (free). There is also a picture of me smiling, and a picture of the cover for my latest book Automatic Noodle.
September 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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There are more signed copies of Automatic Noodle at Noe Valley Books! You can grab one in person or order online!! noevalleybooks.com
I'm holding open a copy of the book, and on the title page there is my signature in purple ink. Above it I've written "Eat something yummy!" Two stacks of my books are on a desk in the bookstore. On the top book, there is a sticker that says "signed copy."
September 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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September 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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ngl this is me reading a good book on the can and forgetting where I am
On the sidewalk in the Mission, a skeleton sits on an old toilet that has been turned into a planter and is blooming with succulents and grass.
August 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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What does the future hold for California? On 9/7, six incredible Bay Area authors will speculate and dream. Don't miss this amazing @litquake.org event w/ @mikechenwriter.bsky.social, @anitafelicelli.bsky.social, @sherijoseph.bsky.social, Susanna Kwon, & Zoe Young!
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Liquake and Litcamp present How They Did It: Imagining a Future California. Sun, Sept. 7, 3:00 pm. Mike Chen, Anita Felicelli, Sheri Joseph, Susanna Kwan, Annalee Newitz, and Zoe Young. Link for tickets in post.
August 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I'm doing a special secret signing at #worldcon at Nook & Cranny in the dealer's room! I'll be here until 12:30!
August 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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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.
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Seattle area friends! Tomorrow, 8/11, I'll be at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park @ 7pm, talking about Automatic Noodle with robot law prof Ryan Calo (sadly he's not a robot; he just studies how the law applies to robots). Please come! www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/annale... #booksky #seattle
Author Event at Lake Forest Park Third Place books. Annalee Newitz in conversation with Ryan Calo. Automatic Noodle! Mon, 8/11 at 7pm. Register in advance at thirdplacebooks.com (event is free)
August 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Are you in glorious STL? I will be there too, tomorrow night, 8/8, to talk about Automatic Noodle with the incredible Crystal Odelle at @leftbankbooks.bsky.social. Join us at 6pm, if you like noodles and robots! www.left-bank.com/event/annale...
Automatic Noodle, Friday, Aug. 8, 6pm, In-store and online @ Left-Bank.com. Annalee Newitz with Crystal Odelle.
August 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Los Angeles friends! I'll be at Book Soup tomorrow night (8/6) talking about Automatic Noodle with brilliant food critic and author @meghanmccarron.bsky.social ... join us! www.booksoup.com/event/annale...
Book Soup presents Annalee Newitz Wednesday August 6, 7pm. In store event!
August 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Happy book birthday to Automatic Noodle, which is all about three things I love: biang biang noodles, San Francisco, and robots. Catch me on book tour, and pick up one of these amazing t-shirts or other swag at automaticnoodle.website (yes, this is the exact URL the robots use in the book).
I am smiling, standing in front of my bookshelf, wearing a green t-shirt that says "Automatic Noodle" and holding up a copy of my book.
August 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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OMG look at this illustration from the book ...
A black-and-white line drawing of a little girl kissing a little dragon on the nose. They are hugging, and the dragon is standing on its hind legs.
August 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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It's your Thursday reminder that I'm about to go on book tour for Automatic Noodle! Next week I'll be in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and St. Louis. The week after I'll be in Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, BC, and WorldCon (Seattle). Info here: www.automaticnoodle.website/blog/2025-bo...
The cover of Automatic Noodle, by Annalee Newitz. It's a picture of a robot hand holding biang biang noodles with chopsticks. Below it are pictures of the robot characters from the book, as well as the Golden Gate Bridge. The cover is in bright blue, orange, yellow, and pink.
August 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Look at this glorious display at Noe Valley Books for Automatic Noodle!! I'm joining the hype by wearing my Automatic Noodle hoodie, and inviting all of you to come to the book launch this Sunday at 3pm! RSVP here! (it's FREE) noevalleybooks.com/event/2025-0...
I'm standing next to a Noe Valley Books window display of my books and related titles. A purple-and-silver sign says AUTOMATIC NOODLE HYPE. I'm wearing a black hoodie with "automatic noodle" written all over it. A Noe Valley Books window display of my books and related titles. A purple-and-silver sign says AUTOMATIC NOODLE HYPE. This is an invite to the book launch. It has a picture of me, the book cover, and Alex Hanna, who will be in conversation with me. It says: "Annalee Newitz presents Automatic Noodle in conversation with Alex Hanna. Sunday, Aug. 3, 3:00pm at Bethany United Methodist Church. Pre-order Your Copy and View Event Details at the link in post. Presented by Noe Valley Books."
July 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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This week, you can get the ebook of The Terraformers for just $2.99 wherever ebooks are sold -- including indie bookseller platform Bookshop.org, along with the usual places. If you can't wait for Automatic Noodle, this will tide you over!
The book cover for "The Terraformers," which has a lake and volcano on the left side and a high-tech city on the right. There is a quote from NK Jemisin that says "Newitz always sees to the heart of complex xystmes and breaks them down with poetic ferocity."
July 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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If you're at San Diego Comic-con next, week, come say hi! I'll be on a couple of panels, and signing books too!
Meet Annalee Newitz at San Diego Comic-con! Schedule: Thurs 11:30-12:30: Whismical Wanderlust: Finding Joy in Fiction, Room 29 CD. Sat 11-11:30, Autographing in the Mysterious Galaxy Booth, Booth 1119. Sat 12-1: Let's Speculate! Science and Speculative Fiction, Room 29AB.
July 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Yep I played around with Canva today and now I have a new book tour graphic! Join me in August for the Automatic Noodle tour! Guaranteed delicious and spicy.
Automatic Noodle Book Tour 8/3: San Francisco, CA lazy afternoon Book Launch Hosted by Noe Valley Books @ Bethany United Methodist Church, w/Alex Hanna, 3PM (doors at 2:30pm) 8/6: Los Angeles, CA Book Soup w/Meghan McCarron, 7PM 8/7: Phoenix, AZ Changing Hands Bookstore w/Matt Bell, 6:30PM 8/8: St. Louis, MO Left Bank Books w/Crystal Odelle, 6PM 8/10: Portland, OR Powell's Books w/Arielle Duhaime-Ross, 7PM 8/11: Lake Forest Park, WA Third Place Books w/Ryan Calo, 7PM 8/12: Vancouver, BC Iron Dog Books, w/Hisham Zerriffi, 7pm (doors at 6:30) 8/13 - Seattle WA Worldcon
July 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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My latest column for @newscientist.com is about what robots might really be like in the future (squishy!), but also why bots became a metaphor for immigrants in my new book Automatic Noodle. You can read the article now, by making a free account! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
A picture of a servant robot carrying drinks. Above it reads: New Scientist, Forget the Terminators: It's uncanny how human fears about robots mirror those about immigrants. But maybe they aren't out to take our jobs or destroy us at all, says Annalee Newitz I deliberately used robots as a metaphor in “Automatic Noodle” because it is uncanny how much stereotypes about immigrants mirror human fears about robots. They will steal our jobs. They will rise up and destroy us. They will degrade the fabric of our culture. What is striking is that people who say these things about immigrants have often never spent time getting to know them. Meanwhile, people hold the same ideas about robots that don’t even exist yet. It seems like a pattern. These are the kinds of fears we have about groups we imagine without ever doing any research about the reality of who they are. Or, in the case of robots, who they might be. Annalee Newitz, New Scientist
July 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM