Roach belongs to a particular strain of science writer she’s interested less in scientific subjects than in the ways scientists study their subjects less, in this case, in sex per se than in the laboratory dissection of sex. Intended as much for amusement as for enlightenment, “Bonk” is Roach’s foray into the world of sex research, mostly from Alfred Kinsey onward, but occasionally harking back to the ancient Greeks and medievals (equally unenlightened). In “Bonk,” she turns to sex, covering such territory as dried animal excreta used as vaginal “drying agents” a rat’s tail “lost” in a penis and a man named William Harvey, patent-holder for a rolling toaster-size metal box outfitted with a motorized “resiliently pliable artificial penis.” In short, she takes an entertaining topic and showcases its creepier side.Īnd then she makes the creepy funny. More at her previous books, “Stiff” and a follow-up, “Spook,” Mary Roach set out to make creepy topics (cadavers, the afterlife) fun. She has been a guest editor for Best American Science and Nature Writing, a finalist for the Royal Society's Winton Prize, and a winner of the American Engineering Societies' journalism award, in a category for which, let's be honest, she was the sole entrant. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, and The New York Times Magazine, among others, and her TED talk made the TED 20 Most Watched list. Her new book FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law, debuts in September 2021. Mary Roach is the author of the New York Times bestsellers STIFF, SPOOK, BONK, GULP, GRUNT, and PACKING FOR MARS. She has been a finalist for the Royal Society's Winton Prize and a winner of the American Engineering Societies' Engineering Journalism Award, in a category for which, let's be honest, she was the sole entrant.
She was a guest editor of the Best American Science and Nature Writing series and an Osher Fellow with the San Francisco Exploratorium and serves as an advisor for Orion and Undark magazines. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, and the Journal of Clinical Anatomy, among others. Mary's books have been published in 21 languages, and her second book, SPOOK, was a New York Times Notable Book. Mary Roach is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers GULP: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and PACKING FOR MARS: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. Bio for Publicists | About Mary Short Bio of Mary Roach
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