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My Take
Mary Roach is one of my favorite kinds of writer: the one who runs toward the subjects everyone else flinches from. Cadavers, the afterlife, sex, life in space, the digestive tract, she treats them all with relentless curiosity and a wicked sense of humor. With multiple New York Times bestsellers, she has proven that science writing need not be solemn to be serious. What I love is her honesty about her own morbid fascination; she invites readers to be as nosy as she is. She turns squeamishness into wonder, and that, to me, is a genuinely rare gift.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mary Roach
- Name (Japanese)
- メアリー・ローチ
- Reading
- めありー・ろーち
- Born
- March 20, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Etna, New Hampshire, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- medical writer / writer / journalist / magazine writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hanover High School
- University
- Wesleyan University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mary Roach born?
Born March 20, 1959 (age 67).
Where is Mary Roach from?
Mary Roach is from Etna, New Hampshire, United States.
What does Mary Roach do?
Mary Roach works as medical writer, writer, journalist, magazine writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.