Writer of SF/F and Minneapolis/St. Paul election guides. she/her. Website: www.naomikritzer.com My next book, OBSTETRIX, comes out June 9, 2026.
Naomi Kritzer
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"Which is to say it was a perfectly normal morning, no better or worse than any parent of any kid might have. Normal is not what we would have predicted in those first 24 hours. But normal is what we have." This is one of two messages on this.
I wrote about #DownSyndrome and prenatal testing.
A wonderful @doctorow.pluralistic.net thread on Obstetrix, out today from @naomikritzer.bsky.social
My event went really well!
Fresh off the presses at @skiffyandfanty.com , @pematson.bsky.social reviews OBSTETRIX, out today, from @naomikritzer.bsky.social
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To chime in as a Minneapolitan: whistles made a huge difference (and still do, ICE is still kidnapping people here, just at a slower pace). But what really helped was the pre-existing neighborhood groups from the summer of 2020, so get yourself whistle kits and start talking to your neighbors *now*
Last week, YouTuber Jesse Ridgway (McJuggerNuggets) and his wife Ashley announced she had an abortion earlier in the week after a prenatal diagnosis of Down's. But the debate that followed was full of...
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When worlds collide!
I'm an enormous fan of @doctorow.pluralistic.net whose insights and fiction are spot-on.
AND I'm an even BIGGER fan of @naomikritzer.bsky.social whose science fiction is matched only by her excellent blogs.
Fan-worlds collide as Doctorow reviews Kritzer's must-read "Obstetrix"
Happy Pub Day to @naomikritzer.bsky.social for Obstetrix & thank you to #NetGalley, @torbooks.bsky.social, & @macmillanaudio.bsky.social for the ARCs. #BookSky Full Review: candikathorror.com/reads/obstetrix
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The traditional "View From Hotel" photo: I'm in Friendship, WI
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Naomi Kritzer
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Happy Book Drop Day to @naomikritzer.bsky.social and her superlative new book, Obstetrix! I urge everyone to buy a copy now (from an independent bookstore, if possible). Minneapolis peeps, she has signed copies at Dreamhaven and @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Obstetrix by @naomikritzer.bsky.social is on shelves as of today!
An excellent read that we reviewed earlier this year. Top of our list for next year's Hugos
If anything, events are outpacing the fiction we turn to as a source of comfort in these trying times
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Naomi Kritzer has been publishing speculative fiction since 2003 and has won about 10 major awards since 2014. In 2024 I strongly recommended her book Liberty’s Daughter. Her latest work, Obs…
The synopsis - and even the title font choice - indicate that Obstetrix is near future science fiction, but it did not feel like that. Near future (all too near), maybe, but science fiction - only in ...
From the Hugo award-winning author Naomi Kritzer comes a tense portrait of a future we desperately hope to escape.A Most Anticipated Book: Nerd Daily | Goodr...
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix"; and more!
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