Career
In 1986, she sold a humor piece about the IRS to the San Francisco Chronicle. That piece led to a number of humorous first-person essays and feature articles for such publications as Vogue, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Discover Magazine, National Geographic, Outside Magazine, and Wired. She has also written several articles for Salon.com, she wrote reviews for tech gadgets at Inc.com, and has also had an article published in the Journal of Clinical Anatomy. Roach also had monthly columns in Reader’s Digest (“My Planet”) and Sports Illustrated for Women, (“The Slightly Wider World of Sports”).
Besides being a best selling author, Roach is involved in many other projects on the side. Roach reviews books for The New York times and was the guest editor of the Best American Science and Nature Writing's 2011 edition. She also serves as a member of the Mars Institute's Advisory Board and was recently asked to join the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary.
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