A big nerd. Co-author of NYTimes Bestseller & Hugo Winner A City on Mars. Co-host of @DandKUniverse. Married to @ZachWeiner. She/her @weinersmith.bsky.social
Charlottesville, VA
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Howdy! The paperback for A City on Mars comes out on July 29th. We're doing some in-person signings at Barnes and Nobel to celebrate! We'll be in Fairfax VA on Aug 5 and Charlottesville VA on Aug 23. Hope to see you there!
We're doing a virtual author talk on November 10th at 2PM eastern!
Join us if you'd like to ask @ZachWeiner and I anything related to living in space! You can register to see our talk and submit your questions here: bit.ly/KZWeinersmithShare
Next Sunday I'm going to be at @caveatnyc w/@joshgondelman for the Comedians Interview Experts series! We're going to be talking about scientists who have purposefully infected themselves with parasites, and why the heck they would do that!
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We had Dr. Chelsea Wood on @DandKUniverse to chat about rat lungworm - a particularly unpleasant nematode parasite that is spreading way outside of its native range.
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Chelsea's book, Netherworld, is available for pre-order now:
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On Tuesday at 1PM eastern I'm going to be on a panel w/some truly amazing experts & executives to talk about whether we're ready to settle Mars. The panel arose from the "2025-2026 Beyond Earth Report: On To Mars Readiness Assessment"
Sign up here:
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.@ScottESolomon and I wrote an Opinion piece for the @HoustonChron aboutt SpaceX's IPO. It massively incentivizes Musk to get 1 million people on Mars in ~30 years. We won't know if it's safe for 1 million people to be on Mars on that timeline.
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SpaceX's IPO day is a good time to mention @ZachWeiner & I wrote "A City on Mars"* abt the problems & perils associated w/settling Mars. A million people on Mars can't safely be done in Musk's lifetime
*Recipient of a Hugo & Royal Society Book Prize
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Want to learn more about screw worm, and how we've eradicated it in the past? Check out this episode of @DandKUniverse where I discuss it in response to a listener's question: iheart.com/podcast/105-danie…
BREAKING: Second confirmed U.S. case of New World Screwworm found in a calf in Zavala County, about 100 miles southwest of San Antonio.
We are working with the @TAHC, @USDA and partners statewide to respond.
MORE: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rel…
"Onto Mars: Are We Ready?" I'm doing a panel on Mars readiness with the Beyond Earth Institute on Tuesday, June 9th at 1PM eastern online!
If you'd like to tune in, tickets are free and can be reserved here: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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I'm SUPER excited about this event. It's at the @airandspace in DC on June 3rd in the evening. It's open to the public and free, but you have to register beforehand.
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.@ZachWeiner and I are SO EXCITED to share that A City on Mars has been nominated for the Smart Book of the Year 2025 Award! This competition is organized by the Smart Books website and the Jagiellonian University and is part of the Copernicus Festival!
Come hang out with me at this upcoming in person events!
On Jan 25th I'll be at @EmiratesLitFest in Dubai.
On Feb 17th I'll be in Houston celebrating the release of @ScottESolomon 's new book, Becoming Martian!
On April 11th I'll be at the @YpsiLibrary in Michigan!
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I got my early copy of "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" by @DanielWhiteson and Andy Warner!
sites.uci.edu/alienphysics/
Thanks so much to @BlackieBooks for publishing @SMBCComics and my book A City on Mars in Spanish!
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I'm hanging out at the @BNBuzz store in Glen Allen, VA for the next few hours. Come say "hi"! :D
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We have signings coming up this weekend in Virginia! This Sat @ZachWeiner & I will be at @BNcharlottesvil . On Sunday I'll be at the @BNBuzz store in Glen Allen, and I'll be bringing stickers signed by Zach as well, so your book can still get both signatures. :)
Come see @helenlpgordon, @Dan_Zep , & I at @edbookfest today at 16:45! Helen writes beautifully about meteorites, & Dan is an actual explorer (unlike the Weinersmiths!). This will be a really fun conversation!
Tickets here: edbookfest.co.uk/the-festiva…
Come see @SteveBrusatte and I TODAY at the @edbookfest!
We'll be talking about A City on Mars, and the @royalsociety is going to announce their 2025 Book Prize short-list during the session!
Tickets available here: edbookfest.co.uk/the-festiva…
I'm going to be at @edbookfest next week!
On Tues, Aug 12th (18:30-19:30), I'll be talking about A City on Mars, & the @royalsociety will announce which books made the 2025's Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist!
Hope to see you there!
edbookfest.co.uk/the-festiva…
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.@ZachWeiner and I will be at the Fairfax, VA Barnes & Noble tomorrow for a book signing! :)
