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Mary Roach Books in Order

Find every Mary Roach book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 22 books / 6 series

American author Mary Roach is best known for her witty, science-driven books like *Stiff* and *Gulp*. Her work has sold millions of copies worldwide, earning her a reputation as a master of popular science. This page provides the Mary Roach books in order, including both chronological publication order and her thematic series reading order.

All Mary Roach Books in Chronological Order

2003 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers POoMRMB / 1 Buy
2005 Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife / Six Feet Over POoMRSRB / 1 Buy
2008 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex POoMRSRB / 1 Buy
2010 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010(By: Tim Folger,Freeman Dyson) POoBASaNWB / 1 Buy
2010 Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void POoMRSRB / 2 Buy
2011 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 POoBASaNWB / 2 Buy
2012 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012(By: Tim Folger,Dan Ariely) POoBASaNWB / 3 Buy
2013 My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places POoMRHB / 1 Buy
2013 Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal POoMRSRB / 3 Buy
2013 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013(By: Tim Folger,Siddhartha Mukherjee) POoBASaNWB / 4 Buy
2014 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014(By: Tim Folger,Deborah Blum) POoBASaNWB / 5 Buy
2015 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015(By: Rebecca Skloot) POoBASaNWB / 6 Buy
2016 Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War POoMRSRB / 4 Buy
2016 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016(By: Tim Folger,Amy Stewart) POoBASaNWB / 7 Buy
2017 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017(By: Tim Folger,Hope Jahren) POoBASaNWB / 8 Buy
2018 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018(By: Tim Folger,Sam Kean) POoBASaNWB / 9 Buy
2019 The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2019(By: Sy Montgomery,Jaime Green) POoBASaNWB / 10 Buy
2020 The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2020(By: Michio Kaku,Jaime Green) POoBASaNWB / 11 Buy
2021 Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law / Animal Vegetable Criminal POoMRHB / 2 Buy
2021 The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2021(By: Ed Yong,Jaime Green) POoBASaNWB / 12 Buy
2022 Packing for Mars for Kids POoMRSRB / 5 Buy
2025 Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy POoNB / 1 Buy

Mary Roach Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex 2008 Buy
02 Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void 2010 Buy
03 Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal 2013 Buy
04 Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War 2016 Buy
05 Packing for Mars for Kids 2022 Buy
01 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 2003 Buy
01 Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife / Six Feet Over 2005 Buy
01 My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places 2013 Buy
02 Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law / Animal Vegetable Criminal 2021 Buy
01 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010(By: Tim Folger,Freeman Dyson) 2010 Buy
02 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 2011 Buy
03 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012(By: Tim Folger,Dan Ariely) 2012 Buy
04 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013(By: Tim Folger,Siddhartha Mukherjee) 2013 Buy
05 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014(By: Tim Folger,Deborah Blum) 2014 Buy
06 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015(By: Rebecca Skloot) 2015 Buy
07 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016(By: Tim Folger,Amy Stewart) 2016 Buy
08 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017(By: Tim Folger,Hope Jahren) 2017 Buy
09 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018(By: Tim Folger,Sam Kean) 2018 Buy
10 The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2019(By: Sy Montgomery,Jaime Green) 2019 Buy
11 The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2020(By: Michio Kaku,Jaime Green) 2020 Buy
12 The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2021(By: Ed Yong,Jaime Green) 2021 Buy
01 Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy 2025 Buy

Where to start with Mary Roach

What is the best order to read Mary Roach books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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