Annalee Newitz 🍜

I write science fiction and science nonfiction. Author: Automatic Noodle, Stories Are Weapons, The Terraformers. Bylines: Flaming Hydra, New Scientist, etc. Pod: Our Opinions Are Correct. Sometimes a professor of media studies. I love noodles.

Pronouns: They/Them
Website: http://www.techsploitation.com
Podcast: http://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com
Newsletter: https://www.buttondown.email/thehypothesis

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2026-09-22 04:31:51 UTC

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you won't regret it!

2026-09-22 02:06:36 UTC

My latest short story, "The Day My Clitoris Disappeared," has just gone live on Flaming Hydra! It's about a graduate student whose clitoris goes missing after the Second Comstock Act is passed. Don't worry -- the clitoris wins in the end. And it always will. (Yes, there's a paywall because Flaming Hydra is an indie collective of writers and artists, and we want to be paid! It's so cheap to subscribe! And you support creators! Who don't use AI!)
flaminghydra.com/issue-652/

2026-08-24 04:49:59 UTC

Just discovered these absolutely batshit insane books by Janet Morris, a defense and psyops expert who spent her free time writing military fantasy smut that apparently sold millions of copies in the 70s and 80s. Now they are only available as print-on-demand. These original covers ... OMG WTF https://www.blackgate.com/2016/03/19/vintage-treasures-the-silistra-quartet-by-janet-morris/

2026-08-19 01:18:10 UTC

Happy paperback day to Automatic Noodle! It's been a delightful year for this little book, which won the Octavia E. Butler Award and was a USA Today bestseller. I signed some copies at Green Apple Books in the Richmond when I dropped in to buy
@npub1q0j…x3m8's new book The Nerd Reich! Honestly a good double bill of tales about the Bay Area.
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2026-08-12 05:09:03 UTC

I don't want to brag, but my cat friend Infrared just got a job as executive director of the Soft Tummy Foundation.

2026-08-08 00:39:59 UTC

Kirkus calls it "very strange and strangely satisfying." Publishers Weekly says it is "as bizarre as it is meticulous." They're talking about my new novel, A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD. It's coming 10/6/26. Pre-order it: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250228031/awallisalsoaroad/
Plus: a teaser trailer! https://youtu.be/gHLnJQuyQQo?si=C-81S3QKV-iPuyO6

2026-07-30 20:07:13 UTC

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Fair enough! There will also be a DRM-free ebook and an audiobook. :)

2026-07-29 22:05:07 UTC

Did you know I have a new book coming out about a graduate student who is a slime mold from beyond the galaxy? Who comes to Earth to do fieldwork and meets a badass sex worker in ancient Pompeii? It's called "A Wall Is Also a Road." You can pre-order it now, which is a tremendous help for me as the author! (https://torpublishinggroup.com/a-wall-is-also-a-road/) Also, I am going on tour in September and October, so please come say hi!!
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2026-07-28 05:48:45 UTC

Why is Vancouver, BC so good?

2026-07-20 05:23:03 UTC

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I know the chain was bought, but I'm not certain if every theater will be affected the same way? They still show cool movies, but the whole "come early for pre-show shorts, get some food, and make an evening of it" element is gone.

2026-07-20 05:16:14 UTC

Alamo Drafthouse in San Francisco is no longer a place of honor. On top of all the depressing automation of the experience and loss of what used to be amazing, beautifully curated pre-show content, the new food app seemed designed to prevent people from tipping the hard-working servers who have to run around in the dark. #sfba

2026-06-26 21:16:53 UTC

In the battle between single large hominin vs. aphid army, who wins?

2026-06-24 20:19:15 UTC

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It was in no way related to Campbell. It was started by a queer Star Trek fan, Terry O'Quinn, in the 1970s!

2026-06-24 18:28:13 UTC

That's right, friends! STARLOG is back and I'm the editor-in-chief. We have so much good stuff for you in our first issue (PRINT ONLY), coming this November!! Space-time! Alternate worlds! The unknown! Plus you can subscribe now, and get our podcast hosted by the amazing Jordan Hoffman and Dave Gonzales! #scifi #starlog
https://bit.ly/join-starlog

2026-06-11 18:40:32 UTC

If you're in #Sanfrancisco and you want to help our city in a disaster, you can sign up for NERT training right now! Learn how to help first responders in a quake, fire, or other disaster! The classes are fun, and the current one just started. If you missed the first session, you have tons of time to make it up and you can just start with the second session next week! https://sf-fire.org/nert

2026-06-03 04:20:44 UTC

I went to Pizza Hacker for dinner and now I am extremely full.
I also have nostalgia for the days when social media gripes included gems such as: "tweets are just all about what someone had for lunch."

2026-05-21 03:11:37 UTC

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these are stunning!!

2026-05-20 21:55:37 UTC

Feeling grumpy and sad. Please send pictures of flowers, cute non-human animals, or stars.

2026-05-16 19:55:53 UTC

Infrared and Ultraviolet are doing their synchronized napping routine. #caturday #catsofmastodon
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2026-05-14 03:55:03 UTC

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I have enbies in all my books! Terraformers has a lot, and so does Automatic Noodle.

2026-05-04 22:54:26 UTC

Remember Don Martin, whose bizarro, sick cartoons were always one of the best things about MAD magazine? I did a deep dive on him and his work for the latest issue of [@flaminghydra](https://thelife.boats/@flaminghydra ), on the first day of our soon-to-be-legendary MAD WEEK! https://flaminghydra.com/don-martin-mads-sickest-artist/

2026-05-01 04:20:05 UTC

I always love a band that does a song called "chicken leg" or "chicken dance" or really anything with chickens

2026-04-29 18:24:03 UTC

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Thank you! And I'm so glad you're getting into feminist punk. I assume you've seen this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Avc8qqRVc0

2026-04-29 18:22:33 UTC

I still miss the old Mastodon default to "no quote posts only boosts" because I like boosting and I'm lazy af about adding my own pithy comment to the OP.

2026-04-28 04:22:53 UTC

It's easy to forget that a good idli is just really good.

2026-04-25 03:02:49 UTC

Our characters in Shadowdark are making their wills as we sit around the dinner fire. "If I die, you can loot my corpse," says the wizard. "Yeah," says my fighter. "Same for me. I have a lot of money."
What could go wrong? None of this talk creates a perverse incentive. #gamenight

2026-04-21 17:47:59 UTC

At last I can announce that AUTOMATIC NOODLE is a Hugo Award finalist! It's also a finalist for the Locus and Nebula Awards! This has never happened to me before, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate all you fine nerds and friends for voting for this little book about robots who just want to make noodles. I spent many late nights on Mastodon while writing, and got live feedback on some of my ideas from many of you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

2026-03-24 14:12:30 UTC

It's another Barnes& Noble pre-order sale! That's a good excuse to pre-order my next novel, "A Wall Is Also a Road." Members can get 25% off! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-wall-is-also-a-road-annalee-newitz/1148909778

2026-03-20 02:42:32 UTC

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yay!

2026-03-20 02:42:20 UTC

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yes! It's available everywhere

2026-03-16 20:17:58 UTC

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I am ridiculously lucky

2026-03-16 20:17:39 UTC

Do you want to go behind the scenes with authors creating SF, fantasy, and horror stories? Heck yeah! That's why I read indie mag @npub1cj4…ckyk! I donated a signed first edition of Automatic Noodle to their 2026 fundraiser to help support their commitment to the fantastical written word and the diverse humans who create it. Bid on that, and lots of other amazing stuff at their annual fundraiser auction! locusmag.com/igg26

2026-03-16 18:05:41 UTC

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Right? I couldn't believe how gorgeous and perfect it is.

2026-03-16 17:48:09 UTC

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And I would be remiss if I didn't also point out that you can PREORDER NOW!! https://torpublishinggroup.com/a-wall-is-also-a-road/

2026-03-16 17:46:39 UTC

And now it can be seen! The cover of my next novel, "A Wall Is Also a Road!" Thanks to @npub1flz…jgmu, who revealed it in his excellent newsletter. Plus you can read my first interview about the book! It's coming October 6! https://www.andrewliptak.com/annalee-newitz-a-wall-is-also-a-road-scifi-book-cover-reveal/

2026-03-16 03:10:05 UTC

Yay! Automatic Noodle is a Nebula finalist for best novella!!! https://www.sfwa.org/2026/03/15/nebula-awards-finalist-announcement/

2026-03-15 19:22:29 UTC

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they like it

2026-03-15 18:15:33 UTC

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yay it's working

2026-03-15 18:11:48 UTC

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URL not working for me 😢

2026-03-13 20:26:43 UTC

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Sorry about that! I have positive associations from pneumatic tubes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V5iztiHu7E

2026-03-13 17:45:56 UTC

Yes that was me messing with the algorithm to show you nothing but instructional videos about how to give your cat a shoulder massage

2026-03-12 16:39:28 UTC

RE: https://wandering.shop/@annaleen/116138508265633195
This is tonight! Don't miss your chance to see Cindy Cohn in Berkeley, talking to me about her new book on digital surveillance and how to take back our privacy!!!
#note183u…h6nd

2026-03-12 16:37:09 UTC

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heck yeah

2026-03-11 23:58:20 UTC

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kinda sucks all the air out of the room

2026-03-11 23:56:38 UTC

RE: https://wandering.shop/@annaleen/116208107885212551
Last chance to vote in this extremely important poll
#note13y2…62ks

2026-03-11 18:28:51 UTC

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as I was saying elsewhere in the thread, I had only seen it in Brave New World, but it must have seeped into other books too. Sad use of a good word.

2026-03-11 18:23:54 UTC

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Are you in the UK or former colonies? I'm starting to get the idea that it's used that way a lot in the UK.

2026-03-11 17:23:53 UTC

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Exactly. Given the Fordism references, it's clearly about plumped up tires/breasts

2026-03-11 17:07:36 UTC

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I'm pretty sure it meant "stacked" or curvaceous, not spirited.

2026-03-11 03:25:47 UTC

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:mastodon_oops:

2026-03-11 03:01:23 UTC

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Honestly I am not mad because it's such a damn fine word

2026-03-11 02:28:42 UTC

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I've only seen the sexist use in the novel Brave New World! I didn't realize anyone did it in real life.

2026-03-11 02:27:46 UTC

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Oof that sucks

2026-03-11 02:10:05 UTC

Let me ask you about the word pneumatic.

2026-03-11 00:52:46 UTC

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Thanks for your help!!!

2026-03-09 23:12:49 UTC

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I love this so much!!!

2026-03-09 23:09:59 UTC

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2026-03-06 02:24:56 UTC

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yay!! I hope the noodles are good!

2026-03-06 02:24:27 UTC

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yeah we honestly get the most out of indie bookstores -- not in terms of money, but in terms of building communities around books and reading! That's what matters.

2026-03-05 00:08:23 UTC

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thanks for reading!! 💖

2026-03-05 00:07:59 UTC

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plans are afoot to write more about those lil guys!

2026-03-04 23:49:11 UTC

It's awards season! I couldn't be more proud of the two books I published last year. "Automatic Noodle" is my love letter to San Francisco's future. The anthology "We Will Rise Again" is a hopeful collaboration between me,
@npub1mms…gq3g, Karen Lord, & many brilliant authors. I'm also incredibly grateful that I'm able to continue publishing weird, queer, hopeful science fiction about resistance & community. Thank you to everyone who worked on these books, and to everyone who read them!!!
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2026-03-03 04:18:21 UTC

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that looks very proper

2026-02-26 19:14:48 UTC

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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

2026-02-26 19:12:18 UTC

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oh good the correct fruit is winning

2026-02-26 19:11:35 UTC

Another day, another game of "is that silly squeak coming from a squirrel or a raptor?"

2026-02-26 19:09:59 UTC

Bay Area! 3/12! Me and the legendary Cindy Cohn from @npub1m24…d9a3! Don't miss this amazing opportunity to hear from a veteran of the privacy wars ... and learn new ways to keep yourself safe from the prying eyes of government. Cindy's new book is absolutely essential reading in these times. https://www.eff.org/event/privacys-defender-book-launch-party

2026-02-24 00:44:13 UTC

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Same but with Thin Mints

2026-02-20 04:49:22 UTC

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nothing worse than a bad-faith bad review

2026-02-20 04:48:16 UTC

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decadent!!

2026-02-17 06:00:13 UTC

RE: https://wandering.shop/@annaleen/116077404125938855
This did not help me to decide
#note1z5d…jecm

2026-02-16 22:46:39 UTC

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I have a double helix tattoo on my arm and have been asked by several people if it's "my" DNA.

2026-02-16 22:44:23 UTC

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happy new year!!

2026-02-16 01:10:04 UTC

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I don't even know which ones fit me, though

2026-02-16 00:35:42 UTC

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Everyone who isn't Gen Z is officially a boomer now

2026-02-16 00:35:01 UTC

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should I cool it or should I blow?

2026-02-16 00:10:24 UTC

Should I stay or should I go? If I go there will be trouble, but if I stay it could be double.

2026-02-15 18:59:01 UTC

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yay! Also the fedi is in the book! Everyone in San Francisco gets a free account on the city server.

2026-02-14 23:10:24 UTC

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We appreciate you!!!

2026-02-14 22:24:30 UTC

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! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/charlie-jane-anders-annalee-newitz-tor-books

2026-02-14 22:07:02 UTC

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Thanks! It will always be the upper mainland to me.

2026-02-13 05:53:55 UTC

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yes I went to old Xi'an noodle house!

2026-02-13 05:53:16 UTC

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nom!!!

2026-02-11 22:47:04 UTC

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Nope nope nope

2026-02-11 22:46:10 UTC

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Obviously @npub1ppe…qv2g should know about this I agree. I am merely an ant amateur compared to her.

2026-02-11 22:45:16 UTC

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actually part of what I argue in the column is that people are sort of comparing ants to AI now and we should stop doing that too

2026-02-11 07:34:14 UTC

I just wrote a column for @npub1rx2…kamt called "stop anthropomorphizing ants" and I am pretty sure it's among the weirdest things I've ever written and probably they won't use that exact title lol

2026-02-10 20:47:27 UTC

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I love it too!! 🐙 ❤️

2026-02-10 19:49:50 UTC

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This is the greatest thing ever. I hope Bloop isn't investing in crypto, though.

2026-02-10 19:48:46 UTC

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Heck yeah! I will definitely take you up on that -- @npub1zq7…g2ym and I love Vancouver Island. ❤️

2026-02-10 19:26:22 UTC

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yep!

2026-02-10 19:25:02 UTC

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That should be part of regional laws

2026-02-10 19:20:46 UTC

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haha yes I'm moving here soon and I am deeply impressed by the transit, especially the SkyTrain!

2026-02-10 19:18:24 UTC

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I love the light here, no matter what it's doing

2026-02-10 19:17:51 UTC

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plodding ... I don't drive, so I have to get around on feet and transit!

2026-02-10 19:15:54 UTC

The light in #vancouver is astonishingly beautiful today. After plodding all over town in the rain looking for apartments yesterday, I feel that I have earned this sun!!!

2026-02-10 04:25:28 UTC

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I'm so glad you liked it! And yes, it's definitely a love letter to third spaces.

2026-02-10 04:24:39 UTC

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this was my exact mood until I got a bowl of ramen

2026-02-08 04:36:23 UTC

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glad you liked it!

2026-02-07 04:32:10 UTC

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ohhhh that makes sense. I thought maybe it was the Preakness