Nonfiction author. New book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law. Past books: STIFF, GULP, GRUNT, BONK, SPOOK, PACKING FOR MARS. she/her
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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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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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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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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
This is a good one. A little morgue talk between me and Jonathan Davis @JDavisOfficial of @Korn. Thanks, @singforscience for posting this!
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/…
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
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…
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.
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!
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-…
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
And the winner is… Congrats @tinkeringprim8 Lara! And thanks and happy birthday to @NYRBooks Norton Young Readers, my beloved publishers.
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.
Podcast: Killer Trees with Mary Roach @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/da…
Stiff with Mary Roach: Author Livestream and Q&A - #SciFriBookClub youtube.com/live/2Cx3Hk4jc3M… via @YouTube
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!
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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For the morbidly curious... @FrancesRLarson @LibraryatNight @kandrpetras @mary_roach @rosegeorge3 buff.ly/3skkSJf
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).
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.
