Annalee Newitz in Conversation with Soleil Ho: Automatic Noodle

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Science-fiction author and science journalist Annalee Newitz joins Bay Area food and culture writer Soleil Ho to discuss Automatic Noodle and the future of food, technology, labor, and community. Newitz’s story follows friends building an automated restaurant, raising questions about work, belonging, and what sustains a neighborhood. Newitz is also the author of The Terraformers and Four Lost Cities. Ho is an award-winning writer and co-founder of the worker-owned COYOTE Media Collective. The conversation appears in San Francisco Public Library’s author-reading and One City One Book programming. WHEN: Sunday, November 22, 2026, 2:00–3:30 p.m. PST (San Francisco local time). WHERE: Koret Auditorium (Koret Lobby also listed), Main Library, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. ATTENDING: SFPL identifies its programs as drop-in unless otherwise stated; no registration requirement is specified for this event. See the official listing for accessibility and attendance information. ORGANIZER: San Francisco Public Library. Sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. This is an independent ARTSSN Books listing, not an ARTSSN-hosted event. OFFICIAL EVENT SOURCE: https://sfpl.org/events/2026/11/22/author-annalee-newitz-conversation-soleil-ho PROMOTIONAL IMAGE CREDIT: San Francisco Public Library event promotion, featuring Annalee Newitz and the cover of Automatic Noodle. Original image: https://sfpl.org/sites/default/files/2026-10/32820.png

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San Francisco Public Library - Main Library

100 Larkin Street

San Francisco, California, 94102 · United States

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