See info on an additional book signing event below!
Join us for a fun, informative evening with science author, Mary Roach. Alaska Public Media's Ammon Swenson will be talking one-on-one with Mary, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.
Tuesday, September 17
Wilda Marston Theatre, Loussac Library
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Ticket Info
Event capacity has been reached. There are no more tickets available.
This is a free event supported by the Friends of the Library. Seating is limited, and event capacity has been reached. There are no more tickets available.
- Tickets will be required to attend this free event
- Tickets will be limited to 2 per person
- Line will open at 4:30 PM and doors will open at 5 PM
- Tickets not redeemed by 5:20 PM will be released to anyone in our stand-by line
- Stand-by line will not guarantee entry
- Themes and discussions are intended for an adult audience
Bonus Book Signing
Good news Mary Roach fans! Due to the incredible popularity of her visit, a second opportunity to meet Mary has been added. This event will be a book signing only and will be first come, first served. Please note that due to Mary's schedule the signing will end promptly at 12:30 PM. We know that not everyone will be able to make this daytime event, but we know library fans will work together to help their friends get signed items. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility as we navigate this unprecedented response to programing for our adult patrons. We're excited to share more #907LibraryLove with Mary Roach!
Schedule:
10:00 AM - Loussac Library opens and general admission line opens
10:30 AM - Mary Roach signing begins
12:30 PM - Mary Roach signing ends, wish Mary safe travels home!
Note:
- Plan to bring your own item for signing or check with your local book shop for copies in advance
- Limited edition bookplates will be available while supplies last
- Limit of one item to be signed per person
About Mary Roach
Mary Roach is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers; GULP: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and PACKING FOR MARS: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. Her latest book FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law, debuted in September 2021. Mary's books have been published in 21 languages, and her second book, SPOOK, was a New York Times Notable Book. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, and the Journal of Clinical Anatomy, among others. She was a guest editor of the Best American Science and Nature Writing series and an Osher Fellow with the San Francisco Exploratorium and serves as an advisor for Orion and Undark magazines. She has been a finalist for the Royal Society's Winton Prize and a winner of the American Engineering Societies' Engineering Journalism Award, in a category for which, let's be honest, she was the sole entrant.
SciFri Book Club
Looking for more fun science reads? Anchorage Public Library has partnered with Science Friday to bring the Sci Fri Book Club to the science and reading enthusiasts in our community. The SciFri Book Club is a program created by Science Friday to bring people together around all things science reading – anything from sci-fi short stories to nonfiction science books to science articles from various publications to science-y poetry!