Mary Roach

Mary Roach
Roach in 2025
Born (1959-03-20) March 20, 1959
Occupation
  • Author
  • humorist
NationalityUS
Genre
Website
maryroach.net

Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959) is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. She has published eight New York Times bestsellers: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013), Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021), and Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy (2025).