Pop Culture of My Life: Maria Semple on Nancy Drew, 'Color Me Beautiful,' and 'Smash'
The 'Today Will Be Different' author fills EW in on the pop culture that inspired her
Maria Semple's Today Will Be Different: Read the first chapter
'I've always found that tapping into a vein of deep shame or unhappiness was a sure way to strike gold,' the 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' author tells EW of her new book
