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Maria Semple Books in Order

Maria Semple has written 4 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is This One Is Mine (2008) and the newest is Go Gentle (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
4
Published
2008–2026
Pages on record
336 in 1 of 4 books
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Photo of Maria Semple, author

Maria Semple is an American novelist and screenwriter whose television credits take in Beverly Hills, 90210, Mad About You, Arrested Development and Saturday Night Live. Four novels are catalogued: This One Is Mine (2008), Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2012), Today Will Be Different (2016) and Go Gentle (2026). An Alex Award came to Semple in 2013. Family life, mothers and daughters, missing persons and humour set in Seattle and Hollywood are the recurring subjects, and roughly six years separate one novel from the next.

How many Maria Semple books are there?

Maria Semple has 4 books, released between 2008 and 2026.

Maria Semple Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 4 Maria Semple books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (2012)
  1. 1
    This One Is Mine2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Where'd You Go, Bernadette2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Today Will Be Different2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Go Gentle2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Maria Semple books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

4 books

4 Maria Semple titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Maria Semple books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 4 Maria Semple books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Maria Semple

Start with This One Is Mine (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Maria Semple book?

Go Gentle (2026) is the newest Maria Semple book released so far.

Is there a new Maria Semple book coming?

No next Maria Semple book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Maria Semple at a glance

Still publishing
Maria Semple published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Maria Semple books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
336 pages across the 1 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Maria Semple books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2010s.

What the Maria Semple books are about

3 of the 4 Maria Semple books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.