Authors / person-mary-roach

Mary Roach

American science writer.

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

2014—2022

Recognition span

Author in the index

Mary Roach has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2014 and 2022. The records span 3 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence3

Los Angeles Times Book Prize1

Royal Society Science Book Prize1

Subject profile

Nature & Environment1

Science1

War & Military1

Indexed works

Books by Mary Roach

3 books · sorted by recognition

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at WarWar & Military20166 pts Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary CanalScience20136 pts Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the LawNature & Environment20212 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Lists	Imprint
2016	Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War	War & Military	6	2	W. W. Norton
2013	Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal	Science	6	2	W. W. Norton
2021	Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law	Nature & Environment	2	1	W. W. Norton

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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