{"product_id":"automatic-noodle","title":"Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz","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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand indie bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndie Next pick Library Reads pick Best of the Year at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGizmodo, Reactor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou don't have to eat food to know the way to a city's heart is through its stomach. 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