PRAISE FOR

Mary Roach

“Her ‘style’ is at its most substantial—and most hilarious— in the zero-gravity realm that Packing for Mars explores… As startling as it is funny.”

—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Truly funny…. Roach’s writing is supremely accessible, but there’s never a moment when you aren’t aware of how much research she’s done into unexplored reaches of space travel.”

—Entertainment Weekly

“Mary Roach is the funniest writer on sex and death since Sigmund Freud…”

—Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s

“Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” “ Roach is an original who can enliven any subject with wit, keen reporting and a sly intelligence.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Even if there were thousands of science-humor writers, [Roach] would be the sidesplitting favorite.”

—Booklist

“Droll, dark, and quite wise, Stiff makes being dead funny and fascinating and weirdly appealling.”

—Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief