{"product_id":"automatic-noodle-9781250450982","title":"Automatic Noodle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eand indie bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndie Next pick Library Reads pick Best of the Year at \u003ci\u003eElle, \u003c\/i\u003eGizmodo, Reactor, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annalee Newitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.12w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250450982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the books \u003ci\u003eFour Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Terraformers \u003c\/i\u003e(a Nebula Award finalist), \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Another Timeline \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Sidewise Award)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAutonomous \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of a Lambda Literary Award). As a science journalist, they are a writer for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere, and have a monthly column in \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist. \u003c\/i\u003eThey have published in\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post, Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopular Science, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eArs Technica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \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 \u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e, and served as the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eGizmodo\u003c\/i\u003e. They have two black cats named Infrared and Ultraviolet, and they love noodles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Annalee Newitz \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48840758001821,"sku":"9781250450982","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f738d488-d584-485d-b45e-5901d53973dd.jpg?v=1787725971","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/automatic-noodle-9781250450982","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}