Nonfiction author. New book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law. Past books: STIFF, GULP, GRUNT, BONK, SPOOK, PACKING FOR MARS. she/her
Joined January 2011
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11 Jun 2025
ANNOUNCEMENT! My new book, REPLACEABLE YOU, will be out September 16th. Preorder a copy now from a participating independent bookstore and get a FREE microfiber cloth (see pic). Links to order at participating stores can be found here: maryroach.net/replaceable-pr…
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28 Aug 2025
REPLACEABLE YOU by @mary_roach, DARK RENAISSANCE by Stephen Greenblatt, and WE THE PEOPLE by Jill Lepore are three of the 25 books The New York Times is recommending in September.
nytimes.com/2025/08/26/books…
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19 Aug 2025
The new book by @mary_roach, REPLACEABLE YOU: Adventures in Human Anatomy, is coming from @wwnorton on September 16. The inimitable author answered some questions for our #FallPreview2025. ow.ly/T67Z50WHvn1 🍁📚🍂🤓
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21 Aug 2025
Cadavers. Space toilets. Crime-fighting animals.
Just a glimpse of the strange and fascinating things you’ll uncover in the wild, wonderful world of @mary_roach. A handful of her books are available at a great price for a limited time.
Get curious: apple.co/MaryRoach
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27 Aug 2025
This is a good one. A little morgue talk between me and Jonathan Davis @JDavisOfficial of @Korn. Thanks, @singforscience for posting this!
25 Aug 2025
From morgues to metal, from cadavers to creativity—this episode with @mary_roach and @Korn's @JDavisOfficial explores how science and art both stare into the darkness to make sense of life.
Now available as full video! singforscience.org/episodes/…
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16 Jun 2025
Join me at @midtownscholar, Harrisburg PA 6/28 for a pre-publication launch party. Ticket gets you a book, which will ship in Sept. eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-… @eventbritehelp
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20 Mar 2025
Original STIFF cover, pulled at the last minute. I liked it, despite the implication that I’m a dead bald guy.
This is the first in a recurring series of foreign covers that stood out for one reason or another. To see the rest, follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/authormaryroac…
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14 Mar 2025
Starting next week I’ll be posting on Instagram at @authormaryroach. If you haven’t already given up on me here, follow me there. I will be posting some fun chewy stuff.
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29 Jan 2025
Seattle peoples! Come to this! If, you know, you want to. I'm excited to see the museum and the event should be exceptionally fun. Thanks @museumofflight!
29 Jan 2025
Don’t miss @mary_roach at The Museum of Flight on Feb. 14! The best-selling author of Packing for Mars will entertain with “the talk” about true space stories, from toilet training to zero-G sex. museumofflight.org/exhibits-…
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16 Oct 2024
Excited to share that FUZZ will be a part of the #NEABigRead in 2025-26. Learn more
about grants from @NEAArts & Arts Midwest to support reading programs in communities of all sizes at arts.gov/neabigread
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4 Sep 2024
And the winner is… Congrats @tinkeringprim8 Lara! And thanks and happy birthday to @NYRBooks Norton Young Readers, my beloved publishers.
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3 Sep 2024
In celebration of @NYRBooks Norton Young Readers 5th anniversary, we’re giving away a copy of the young (8-12) readers version of Packing for Mars. Reply to enter. You need not be young.
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2 May 2024
Podcast: Killer Trees with Mary Roach @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/da…
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19 Feb 2024
Stiff with Mary Roach: Author Livestream and Q&A - #SciFriBookClub youtube.com/live/2Cx3Hk4jc3M… via @YouTube
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19 Jan 2024
STIFF is next month's #SciFriBookClub pick! [jumping up and down, throwing confetti] There's a book give-away too, details below. Thank you, everyone at @scifri I love you deeply!
19 Jan 2024
Need more science books? Check the #SciFriBookClub 📚.
Next month, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of @mary_roach's debut novel, “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.”
Find out how to read this classic and how you could win a free book:
sciencefriday.com/bookclub
ALT The book cover of STIFF by Mary Roach in the middle, with an illustrated background featuring a flat red color with white swirling lines and black textured details. The logo for the SciFri Book Club in the top left corner.
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21 Aug 2023
For the morbidly curious... @FrancesRLarson @LibraryatNight @kandrpetras @mary_roach @rosegeorge3 buff.ly/3skkSJf
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10 Aug 2023
What she said. Also: @DanielDKraus and I will be sharing whale stomach survival tips at @bookpassage this Monday at 5:30 (SF/Ferry Building store).
10 Aug 2023
I have your summer weekend read right here... GRAVITY meets 127 HOURS at sea in @DanielDKraus's astounding new book WHALEFALL. Easily one of my favorite novels of the year.
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24 Jul 2023
He killed the bird. Last straw. Just signed up for Bluesky
24 Jul 2023
Un Equis, an obscure and flavorless off-brand beer.
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