From the Washington Post, on my new novel The Terraformers: "They have indeed gifted us a vibrant, quirky vision of endless potential earned by heroism, love and wit." washingtonpost.com/books/2023/01/ #theterraformers
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top morsels from The Terraformers:
1) the ERT handbook quotes!
2) referring to robot-robot hook-ups as "R4R"
3) future people finding a 23AndMe-esque data bank and calling it "scientific mythology" which people used to "tell their fortunes"
4) the minority concession mechanic!
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the copy of The Terraformers by @Annaleen that I preordered *finally* arrived! I am only a few chapters in, but currently struggling with a very strong desire to
(a) pack it all in and become an Environmental Rescue Team ranger
(b) read an actual copy of the ERT Handbook
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Bay Area friends! Come see me at the Bay Area Book Festival tomorrow, 5/6, at 1pm, on a panel with and ! #BookTwitter #SFBayArea #scifi
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Excited to see many of our Alta contributors at the this weekend!
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Bay Area friends, join me this Saturday with and at the Bay Area Book Fest!
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Today in SF public library talking about Red Team Blues with . Great interview! I am waiting for my DRM free Kickstarter audio book. Get yours here! #scifi kickstarter.com/projects/docto
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What is the Comstock Act? Understanding the 19th-century law being used to restrict access to reproductive rights.
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We're still dealing with the legacy of Anthony Comstock, whose anti-obscenity and anti-reproductive-rights laws are still on the books and are being used now — NOW — to restrict abortion. Great conversation with & on
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For our beloved patrons, we have a very special mini episode about why orcs are so queer.
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Upcoming appearances:
* Red Team Blues at @MystGalaxyBooks (#SanDiego), 4/25
mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc
* Red Team Blues at @darkdel (#Burbank), 4/26
darkdel.com/store/p2873/We
* Red Team Blues at @SFPublicLibrary with @annaleen (#SanFrancisco), 4/30
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This was such a fun conversation about DnD!!!
I love hearing about 's campaigns.
And (not surprisingly) this was the best and most illuminating conversation I've had about PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS.
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This week, we're talking how Dungeons & Dragons went from stabbiness to coziness. And @charliejane explains the struggle between genocide and pacifism in her new novel Promises Stronger Than Darkness. ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-128-dnd
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This week, we're talking how Dungeons & Dragons went from stabbiness to coziness. And explains the struggle between genocide and pacifism in her new novel Promises Stronger Than Darkness. ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-128-dnd
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Wonderful conversation between Becky Chambers and for the Long Now fndn about resisting dystopia through cosy queerness. 🚀🏳️🌈
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The youngest chick is testing out some revolutionary new acrobatic techniques for getting food. They still need a bit of practice...
So far, everyone is growing very well and look very healthy. All of them are eating well, which is very nice to see at this age.
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How can science fiction help us imagine new futures and make sense of our current civilizational struggles?
Next week: join us for a Long Now Talk with Hugo-award winning science fiction authors Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz () on Resisting Dystopia.
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'Newitz explores questions of sentience, personhood, ecology, violence, infrastructure, politics, and more, as only they can: with intelligence, nuance, and above all, heart.'
on #TheTerraformers by , on sale now!
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If you want to read a novel about feminist time travelers defeating Comstock using the power of belly dancing, check out THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINE. The audiobook is great too.
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Following conflicting rulings from two federal judges over access to an abortion medication on Friday, spoke with to see what we should expect next. to.pbs.org/3KpeHcg
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* Red Team Blues at (#Burbank), 4/26
darkdel.com/store/p2873/We
* Red Team Blues at with (#SanFrancisco), 4/30
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* (#Berkeley/#BABF2023), 5/6-7
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Here's the second installment in our "Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction" miniseries! This time, we're talking about "difficult geniuses". We talk to about the rise of the charismatic obnoxious entrepreneur — and how Tony Stark has changed.
ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-127-sv
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Science fiction need not just be space battles and psuedo-physics; it can help us re-think our allocation and protection of physical and intellectual property to bring about a more just future, author said on EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet.”
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Always interesting to talk to about the real dangers of AI. This one for . popularmechanics.com/technology/a43 with &
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Our next Long Now Talk will be April 18 with Becky Chambers and on Resisting Dystopia. You can find out more about all of our talks at
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«¿Qué haría de verdad una IA si los seres humanos le pidieran ayuda?»
La respuesta esta en 'Le traductore', el primer relato de Voces de lo insólito (/) que viene firmado por 🚀
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I love 's Terraformers so much, so much, that I am reading it only a few pages at a time. I don't want to leave this world. I don't want this book be over. I read a lot of SF and am a writer myself, but this book is special. Really special for me.
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just a note that "two-spirit" is not the Indigenous version of trans. two-spirit is an umbrella term coined in the 90s by Native activists to describe the wide-ranging systems of genders and sexualities that exist across Native Nations. mini 🧵
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HAPPENING NOW: Annalee Newitz () joins the L.A. Times Book Club to discuss #TheTerraformers.
Watch the livestream conversation.
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4.4 at 7 PM ET online: MIT Graduate Alumni Book Club with "The Future of Another Timeline" author Annalee Newitz bit.ly/3ZiSL8a
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Annalee Newitz () joins the L.A. Times Book Club to discuss #TheTerraformers.
Tune into the live conversation with Times columnist Carolina A. Miranda () starting at 6 p.m. PT tonight!
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This is tonight! Spots still available! See you there!
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Tomorrow (March 28)! Author, journalist, and editor @Annaleen joins @latimes Book Club readers to discuss their new book, “The Terraformers" -- a sci-fi page turner set in a distant future -- with columnist @cmonstah. 
RSVP for the FREE virtual event: eventbrite.com/e/la-times-boo
RSVP for the FREE virtual event: eventbrite.com/e/la-times-boo
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2023: me to cat “awww big stretch!”
58,706: cat to hominin “Those are excellent stretches.”
TERRAFORMERS by is absolute genius. Equally hilarious and profound, a fantastic vision of the future.
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Had the best time working on this pod!
Listen to Future Tense Fiction, first episode featuring and is out now.
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One last ICYMI for the latest episode of Eating the Fantastic for the weekend crowd! Join for lunch and find out which music they blasted to rev up for writing one of major action sequences of their new novel The Terraformers — and much more. scottedelman.com/2023/03/24/ann
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Hooray! I'll be at #wondercon this weekend! TODAY: 4:30 panel: "Here, Now, There, Then: When Fact Meets Fiction," Room: 208; SAT: 2pm panel: "Celebrating Trans Creators," Room 211; SUN: 10:30 author spotlight! Room 208. Signings after. #scifi #authorlife #BookTwitter
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Episode 194 of Eating the Fantastic is live! Join for lunch and find out how difficult (and disappointing) it would have been to eat a trilobite, fun facts they learned about moose which made their new novel The Terraformers better — and more. scottedelman.com/2023/03/24/ann
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Love looking at the "views" counter on tweets because it always reminds me of how TEN years ago at Gawker Media we were told they had to remove view counters because they were so misleading and inaccurate that even our click-thirsty company wouldn't use them.
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