Today Will Be Different, by Maria Semple. Semple is the author of the standout novel Where'd You Go, Bernadette? (2012), which followed teenager Bee on the journey of a lifetime to find her troubled, talented mother, who has disappeared. (By the way, I highly recommend it.) In her new novel, Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little
things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and
yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She
will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her
modest plan into action-life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day
Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's
company. It's also the day Joe has chosen to tell his office-but not
Eleanor-that he's on vacation. Just when it seems like things can't go
more awry, an encounter with a former colleague produces a graphic
memoir whose dramatic tale threatens to reveal a buried family secret.
Paris for One, and Other Stories, by JoJo Moyes. Moyes (Me Before You, After You, etc) treats fans to the title novella and eight short stories in this collection, just right for curling up at the end of the day with a warm drink to unwind. (Yes, I'm an optimist, I can't help it. Sounds good though, doesn't it?) Nell is twenty-six and has never been to Paris. She's never even been on
a romantic weekend away—to anywhere—before. Traveling abroad isn't
really her thing. But when Nell's boyfriend fails to show up for their
mini-vacation, she has the opportunity to prove everyone—including
herself—wrong. Alone in Paris, Nell finds a version of herself she
never knew existed: independent and intrepid. Could this turn out to be
the most adventurous weekend of her life? The collection is rounded out with stories equally funny and charming, what critics are calling vintage Moyes.
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