Maria Semple began her 15-year career in television writing thanks to her good friend Darren Star, who gave her a job on "Beverly Hills 90210." She has written for "Ellen," "Saturday Night Live," "Mad About You" and "Arrested Development" and has recently published her debut novel, This One is Mine. Maria will read from her novel and discuss the art of television writing with Darren Star, creator of "Beverly Hills 90210," "Melrose Place" and "Sex and the City."
Featured Works
Maria's Latest Blogs
Dec.09.2008 - 9:41 pm
Maybe the greatest thing about writing a novel happens when you cross over into that trippy realm where everything you see and hear seems to fit eerily into your book:
-Your...
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Dec.09.2008 - 9:21 pm
I used to write for TV. I worked on good shows, like Ellen, Mad About You and Arrested Development. And bad shows that nobody needs to know about. During those years, I never...
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Published Reviews
Aug.09.2012
Published by Los Angeles Times
Bernadette has a problem — well, actually, she has a few. She is entirely exasperated by the way the streets are laid out in Seattle. She dislikes Canadians. She's not...
About Maria
Maria Semple was born in 1964 and spent her first two years in Spain where her father had gone to write a play, but instead ended up writing the pilot for the TV series Batman. They packed up for Los Angeles, where Maria mainly remembers being driven around...
Causes Maria Semple Supports
Maria’s Favorite Books
Lolita
Middlemarch
American Pastoral
Pride and Prejudice
The Corrections
Anna Karenina
House of Mirth