{"product_id":"automatic-noodle-by-annalee-newitz","title":"Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. You don't have to eat food to know the way to a city's heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to make their own way doing what they know: making food-the tastiest hand-pulled noodles around-for the humans of San Francisco, who are recovering from a devastating war. But when their robot-run business starts causing a stir, a targeted wave of one-star reviews threatens to boil over into a crisis. To keep their doors open, they'll have to call on their customers, their community, and each other-and find a way to survive and thrive in a world that wasn't built for them\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eAnnalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of the books\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Terraformers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(a Nebula Award finalist),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Future of Another Timeline\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Sidewise Award)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutonomous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(winner of a Lambda Literary Award). As a science journalist, they are a writer for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere, and have a monthly column in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThey have published in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Slate\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopular Science,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eArs Technica\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. They are also the co-host of the three-time Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Previously, they were the founder of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e, and served as the editor-in-chief of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGizmodo\u003c\/i\u003e. They have two black cats named Infrared and Ultraviolet, and they love noodles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a story--about building community despite adversity, fighting for your rights and individuality, and creating art that you want to see in the world--that I didn't know I needed right now. And it was so much fun to read!\"--Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitch King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book will make you hungry. It will also keep you warm.\"--Becky Chambers, author of the Monk and Robot series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"No one writes robots better than Annalee Newitz.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterzone Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Newitz packs this tale with simmering action, endearing characters, and political savvy, topping it all off with generous dollops of humor and imagination. It's delicious.\"- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A feel-good hopepunk story... highly recommended \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Robots Staybehind, Sweetie, Cayenne and Hands will capture readers' hearts.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This sweet, heart (and stomach) warming novella is a certified cozy read, rich with meaning for queer readers, enjoyably familiar to San Francisco lovers. Perfect for fans both of Becky Chambers' Monk \u0026amp; Robot series and Travis Baldree's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegends \u0026amp; Lattes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.... Newitz has gifted sf readers with a hopeful, postapocalyptic found-family tale.\"- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Both heartwarming and pointed.\"- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Partly a love letter to San Francisco, it's also a sharp and timely satire.... Newitz brings off an impressive balancing act despite the challenge they've set for themselves: convincing us of the possibility of a feel-good island surviving in a dystopian sea.\"- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A deceptively breezy, sneakily poignant, culinary dystopian redemption tale that blends the pleasures of a heist, a satirical romp, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Smart, inventive, and fun.\"--Michael Chabon, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoonglow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A love letter to community, identity, San Francisco, and noodles, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutomatic Noodle\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso is a searing commentary on capitalism and our algorithm-driven culture. In other words, it's like the perfect bowl of noodles: delicious and comforting with just enough spice to kick your senses and clear your sinuses.\"--Mike Chen, bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Brotherhood and A Quantum Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The characters and their dilemmas are so vivid and believable. I choked up more than once and I cheered. Lovely stuff! A cool, joyous post-apocalyptic fable for our divided times.\"--M. R. 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