{"id":22949,"date":"2025-10-27T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/22949\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:46:11","slug":"mary-roach-fans-can-see-her-sold-out-tampa-book-talk-at-free-hillsborough-library-watch-parties-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/22949\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Roach fans can see her sold-out Tampa book talk at free Hillsborough library watch parties this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ACredit: Book cover courtesy of maryroach.net, headshot by Jen Siska | jensiska.com<\/p>\n

When you see a one-word title and the name Mary Roach on a book cover, you know you\u2019re gonna learn some crazy shit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Named \u201cAmerica\u2019s funniest science writer\u201d by the Washington Post and \u201cThe Bill Nye of books\u201d by Creative Loafing right now, Roach has spent two decades writing nonfiction books that take fun facts to a whole new level. <\/p>\n

Since \u201cStiff,\u201d her breakout 2003 venture into the death industry, Roach has written books on the science and history of sex (\u201cBonk\u201d), digestion (\u201cGulp\u201d), the afterlife (\u201cSpook\u201d), war (\u201cGrunt\u201d) and now law-breaking animals (\u201cFuzz\u201d).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last month marked the release of her ninth book and a rare break with her singular title tradition. \u201cReplaceable You,\u201d an exploration of prosthetics and transplants, asks, \u201cCan a donated heart be made to beat forever? Can an intestine provide a workable substitute for a vagina?\u201d <\/p>\n

Roach-heads who haven\u2019t read it yet, don\u2019t worry. Her appearance at New Tampa Performing Arts Center is focused on \u201cFuzz,\u201d which has been out since 2021. <\/p>\n

Registration for the discussion hosted by Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries is full, but fear not. The library system is also hosting watch parties at six locations throughout the county. And the last of a dozen HCPL book discussions on \u201cFuzz\u201d happens next Thursday at the Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library. <\/p>\n

There is no cover for \u201cAuthor talk with Mary Roach\u201d happening Saturday, Nov. 1. at 1:30 p.m. Find more information at hcplc.org\/AuthorEvent.<\/p>\n

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