Mary Roach is the author of Bonk (April, 2008), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and the New York Times bestseller Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Stiff was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick for 2003, a Northern California Book Awards finalist, and an American Library Association Alex Award (for adult books that appeal to young adults) winner. Spook was a New York Times Notable Book for 2005. Ms. Roach's books have been translated into 16 languages.