Maria Semple
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Maria Semple
@_MariaSemple
I make it nice for the people.
Joined Ağustos 2016
198 Following2.8K Followers
@csittenfeld Consider me booked! And yikes, that timing! I'm eternally grateful for you saving me like that. It felt like Bruce Springsteen jumping onstage to everyone's delight! xxx
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@_MariaSemple No Seattle for now but in the fullness of time I would love to take you up on that! (and eek I will never ever forget the timing of that)
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Romantic Comedy will be out in 6 weeks (!) and I'm overjoyed to share the dates, places, and sparkling co-conversationalists of my American book tour, which includes one virtual event 💖
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Seattle! Join me this weekend 4 the inaugural @THSEA Lit Fest! Crazycool lineup: Ted Chiang @JoyceCarolOates @DrSidMukherjee @DavidQuammen Lan Samantha Chan @OscarHokeah @leilamottley (and me in convo w) @askanyone Just announced...all-weekend passes $10! townhallseattle.org/volumefestival/
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Maria Semple retweeted
"My pal Nina Stibbe ... The funniest person who owns a computer" - Ann Patchett
Join @ninastibbe discussing her new novel, One Day I Shall Astonish The World, with @_MariaSemple at @ParnassusBooks1 tomorrow!
8pm UK time/2pm Central Time. Details here:
parnassusbooks.net/event/virtual-…
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We love him as a teacher, essayist, short-story writer, and infectious enthusiast. Seattle, let's show some love for @stevealmondjoy as a debut novelist! So excited for this IN PERSON event at @HugoHouse with one of my all-time faves.
Zando@zandoprojects
Seattle! Don't miss @stevealmondjoy's book launch for ALL THE SECRETS OF THE WORLD at @HugoHouse tomorrow 4/20 in conversation with @_MariaSemple. We heard there will be cookies. RSVP here: hugohouse.org/events/book-la…
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Semple-ly amazing throw!
Thanks to New York Times bestselling author and screenwriter @_MariaSemple for throwing out today’s first pitch.
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I signed up for this with my daughter. Baby's first Vonnegut. Okay, Mom's too. (Embarrassed to admit, but so it goes. See, I've done my reading!) See you there? xx
Christopher Frizzelle@TheFrizzler
“Slaughterhouse-Five” book club starts March 29 🛸 btt.boldtypetickets.com/events/1108351…
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🎁🚨📚Giving away my favorite hardcover fiction of 2020 on Instagram, sent to you from the indie of your choice. Can’t wait to see you at author events in 2021! ❤️ #ShopLocal #indiebooks @ayadakhtar @1JessWalter @lilykingbooks @AnthonyHorowitz
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Head over to my Instagram to win gift cards! Cyber Monday can still mean #shoplocal. @ElliottBayBooks ships anywhere. Let's show our indies some love. #indiebooks instagram.com/mariasemple/
Maria Semple@_MariaSemple
🚨📚💻GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY!!💻📚🚨Who says #cybermonday means buying books on Amazon? How bout shopping online at your local indie? To get into the spirit, I'm giving away 5 giftcards to @ElliottBayBooks on Insta. (They ship anywhere.) instagram.com/mariasemple/ #shoplocal #indiebooks
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🚨📚💻GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY!!💻📚🚨Who says #cybermonday means buying books on Amazon? How bout shopping online at your local indie? To get into the spirit, I'm giving away 5 giftcards to @ElliottBayBooks on Insta. (They ship anywhere.) instagram.com/mariasemple/ #shoplocal #indiebooks
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Thank you, Claire! If anyone's looking for inspiration, I post book recs on my Instagram. #readingisresistance
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So excited to be taking these classes, this Sunday and next, with the always brill Garth Greenwell. Need you some style? Perhaps you'll join, too.... theshipmanagency.com/classes/craft-… @GarthGreenwell @shipman_agency
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Maria Semple retweeted
A Republican who is voting for Joe sent this to me and said it was circulating in a Facebook group of hers with other Republican’s voting for Joe and was having a major impact with her friends and family. I wanted to share it with you. I think the description is spot on:
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Monday, 9/21 6PT. SO excited to be talking about this modern masterpiece with brilliant sweetie-pie @ayadakhtar. Monday, 9/21 6PT. Sign up to watch, the price is right: free! But be dolls and buy a book @ElliottBayBooks ….
elliottbaybook.com/event/ayad-akh…
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A group of us just studied BELOVED with Christopher, and it was transformative! Now it's your turn... SO worth it. xx
Christopher Frizzelle@TheFrizzler
It's called a book club but it's really more of a class, with lectures each week and optional participation in discussions. We'll also look at Ovid's take on Medea, the actual news clipping that inspired Morrison, and more btt.boldtypetickets.com/events/1081691…
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Yay, I’m teaching @HugoHouse this fall. Enrollment begins today. On Zoom, so open to all!
hugohouse.org/store/class/sc…
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🚨💳GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY! 💳🚨 I've got 10 X $50 gift cards to @elliottbaybooks. (They ship anywhere in the US!) What are you reading now? Comment below, I'll pick 10 random winners 8/14. #indiebookstores #USPSisEssential #readingisessential
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🚨💳GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY! 💳🚨 I've got 10 X $50 gift cards to @elliottbaybooks. (They ship anywhere in the US!) What are you reading now? Comment below, I'll pick 10 random winners 8/14. #indiebookstores #USPSisEssential #readingisessential
elliottbaybook.com
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