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Mary Roach

Science writer, author of Stiff and Packing for Mars

u/maryroach1 ↗AMA only
How we know it's theirs

Her 2016 r/books AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 2 posts and 50 comments from u/maryroach1, dated 2016 to 2022, most often in r/books.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/books

On “I'm Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Bonk, Packing for Mars, Gulp and Grunt. Ask Me Anything!”

Just finished Packing for Mars recently and I loved it. One thing I wanted was an additional chapter about how astronauts keep entertained in space. During your research, did you discover anything interesting pertaining to astronaut entertainment? Also, knowing all that you now…

u/maryroach1 replied

Thanks! Astronauts have a weight restriction for personal items, so some hobbies are tough to continue up there. Tuba, say. I have heard of astronauts bringing up a guitar or a karaoke machine. Ipads and Kindles have improved the situation…

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Astronauts have a weight restriction for personal items, so some hobbies are tough to continue up there. Tuba, say. I have heard of astronauts bringing up a guitar or a karaoke machine. Ipads and Kindles have improved the situation tremendously. If you like reading and listening to music, I mean. But mostly they spend a lot of time just gazing out at Earth and having their minds quietly blown. And for that reason right there, yes, I would become an astronaut. THough I'd never pass the personality tests. Too grumpy!

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A redditor wrote in r/books

On “I'm Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Bonk, Packing for Mars, Gulp and Grunt. Ask Me Anything!”

Do you use the oxford comma in your writings (left out of this post title), and if not, why do you not use it. Thanks :) Always like to see the reasons why people do and don't use it.

u/maryroach1 replied

I do use it. Mostly because I spent a couple years working as a copy editor and that seemed to be more often the style preference for the houses I was working for. To me it seems more balanced. Without…

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I do use it. Mostly because I spent a couple years working as a copy editor and that seemed to be more often the style preference for the houses I was working for.

To me it seems more balanced. Without it, I feel like I've created a false affinity between the second two items. Does that make sense?

A redditor wrote in r/books

On “I'm Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Bonk, Packing for Mars, Gulp and Grunt. Ask Me Anything!”

No question. Just wanted to say that I love love love the footnotes you put in your books.

u/maryroach1 replied

Thanks, me too! They are always the most fun bits to write. I worry that with ebooks, people may not bother with them. And sometimes audiobooks skip them! NOOO!!!