Mary Roach is a science author who specializes in the bizarre and offbeat; with a body of work ranging from deep-dives on the history of human cadavers to the science of the human anatomy during warfare.
Mary Roach is the author of the New York Times bestsellers STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers; GULP: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, PACKING FOR MARS: The Curious Science of Life in the Void; BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex; and GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War.
Books in order of publication:
Medical Books
| Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers | (2003) |
Scientific Research Books
| Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex | (2008) | |
| Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void | (2010) | |
| Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed (With: ) | (2011) | |
| Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal | (2013) | |
| Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War | (2016) | |
| Packing for Mars for Kids | (2022) |
Supernatural Research Books
| Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife / Six Feet Over | (2005) |
Humor Books
| My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places | (2013) | |
| Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law / Animal Vegetable Criminal | (2021) |
Anthologies
| Best Sex Writing 2009 | (2009) | |
| The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 | (2010) | |
| Days Like This | (2015) |
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