Maria Semple
Maria Semple is an American novelist and television writer born in Santa Monica, California.
Raised across Spain, Los Angeles, and Aspen, Colorado, she attended Choate Rosemary Hall boarding school before earning a BA in English from Barnard College in 1986.
Her television writing credits include Arrested Development, Mad About You, and Ellen.
Her debut novel, This One is Mine, was set in Los Angeles.
She is best known for the widely beloved Where'd You Go, Bernadette.
In a personal note, Semple has shared that her latest novel was shaped by her own experiences of divorce and single motherhood.
