A review of Maria Semple's new novel, Today Will Be Different, is the cover feature of this week's New York Times Book Review. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer calls Maria's third novel about a day in the life of a Seattle mother and would-be graphic novelist who suspects her doctor husband of infidelity, "funny, smart, emotionally reverberant."
On October 5, Choate alumni and parents celebrated the launch of the author's third novel in New York at an event hosted by Parisa Jaffer '89, Vice President of the Choate Rosemary Hall Alumni Association. With a talk back session led by classmate and author Kate Betts '82, Maria shared some of her experiences writing her newest novel, which follows on the heels of her 2012 bestselling second novel, Where You'd Go Bernadette?
Maria talked about the lifelong friendships she made at Choate and being awakened to writing and literature in her English classes. At Barnard College she continued her study of literature and read the classics. An Emmy nominated screenwriter for the TV series, Mad About You and Arrested Development, Maria discussed how what she learned about storyboarding and plot devices that drive the narrative forward, were critical to her success and development as a novelist. And lastly she advised, "Every book has to invent itself."
On October 21, Choate alumni and parents are invited to attend an event in Los Angeles at The California Club to celebrate the launch of Maria's new book.