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About Maria Semple
American novelist and screenwriter
Maria Keogh Semple is an American novelist and screenwriter. She is known for her comic, sharply observed fiction and her work in television. Born in the United States, she has written novels and for a range of popular TV series. Her books include This One Is Mine (2008), Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2012), and Today Will Be Different (2016). Her television credits include Beverly Hills, 90210, Mad About You, Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, Suddenly Susan, and Ellen. In 2013, she received an Alex Award.
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- “We sat in his library. amidst his beloved books, whose company I knew he would rather seek than that of most…”Linda Buckley-Archer
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- “Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated…”Charles Scribner
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- “We sat in his library. amidst his beloved books, whose company I knew he would rather seek than that of most…”Linda Buckley-Archer
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- “When I have a book I enjoy, I'm partly in the book. I'm not just observing it.”Tim O'Brien
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Books by Maria Semple
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2012