Morrow Planet

I enjoy Mary Roach’s science writing, and would happily read about her investigations into any topic. She’s covered Death (in Stiff) and the Afterlife (in Spook). What could possibly be next, but Sex? And here we are, with Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.

One of the things I love about Roach’s books (though something that many critics dislike) is the way she approaches quirky scientific research and breezily translates it into slightly sly cocktail party stories. Bonk is no different, though given its subject matter I can think of very few circumstances, at least among my circle, where many of these stories would come up. Not a book for the prude or the squeamish, Bonk is nevertheless quite a bit of fun.

Here’s a good interview with Mary Roach about Bonk.