Author

Mary Roach

9 books, mostly science, for Brilliance Audio and Tantor Audio, 2004–2025

Mary Roach is an American science writer and bestselling author known for humorous, deeply researched books about unusual subjects in biology, medicine, human behavior, space exploration, and animal science. After working as a freelance copy editor and in public affairs at the San Francisco Zoo, she wrote magazine articles for publications including National Geographic, Wired, and The New York Times Magazine before launching her book career with Stiff in 2003. She has since written numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Spook, Bonk, Packing for Mars, Gulp, Grunt, Fuzz, and Replaceable You. ([maryroach.net](https://www.maryroach.net/maryroach-bio.html))