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Mary Roach

Mary Roach is the author of five best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Stiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in Oakland, California.

Mary Roach

Awards

Commended — New York Times Notable Selection, 2005

Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2016

Longlisted — ALA Carnegie Medal, 2017

Longlisted — ALA Carnegie Medal, 2022

Joint Winner — Alex Award, 2004

Books by Mary Roach

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Mary Roach
Paperback, 2022
A New York Times Bestseller

"Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It’s compulsively readable." —Los Angeles Times Book Review
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Mary Roach
Paperback, 2022
“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) explores the irresistibly strange universe of life without gravity in this New York Times bestseller.
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Mary Roach
Paperback, 2022
The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside.
Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife
Mary Roach
Paperback, 2022
The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonktrains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul.
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mary Roach
Paperback, 2023
A New York Times / National Bestseller

"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested...
Packing for Mars for Kids
Mary Roach
Paperback, 2023
“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) asks the questions children ask in this young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars.