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Joan Didion
From Rarefied to Beloved: The Path from Molly Ivins to Joan Didion
Brooke Kroeger Traces the Rise of Journalism's Star Female Reporters
By
Brooke Kroeger
| May 25, 2023
Learning to Stop Pretending That I’m Okay (Or, Finding Relief in Acceptance)
Hanna Halperin on Debilitating Migraines and the Challenges of Contact Improv
By
Hanna Halperin
| April 12, 2023
If you were outbid on Joan Didion's sunglasses, fear not—you can still buy her apartment.
By
Jessie Gaynor
| February 1, 2023
The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11
By
Literary Hub
| December 21, 2022
I beg you, don't buy a novelty notebook for the book lover in your life this holiday season.*
By
Emily Temple
| November 21, 2022
People spent a whole lot of money on Joan Didion's stuff this week.
By
Emily Temple
| November 17, 2022
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
“Maybe Broccoli Doesn’t Like You Either” (Lot 151) On the Allure of Joan Didion’s Objects
By
Mary Kate Frank
| November 15, 2022
An annotated guide to the Joan Didion estate sale.
By
Jessie Gaynor
| November 2, 2022
Back to School for Everyone: Place, Space, and Landscape with Alexandra Kleeman
By
Alexandra Kleeman
| September 6, 2022
When Writing a Book Means Learning to Listen
Michael Frank on an Education in Receiving the Story of a Life
By
Michael Frank
| September 6, 2022
You'll soon be able to bid on Joan Didion's art, cookware, and desk.
By
Jessie Gaynor
| August 15, 2022
Liska Jacobs on Leaving Los Angeles, City of “Impermanence and Unreliability”
Finding Kinship with Eve Babitz and Joan Didion
By
Liska Jacobs
| July 19, 2022
California State of Mind: Searching for Didion and Babitz in Literary Los Angeles
Marianne Eloise on Two of Her Favorite Writers—Who Could Not Be More Different
By
Marianne Eloise
| July 5, 2022
In One of Her Last Interviews, Joan Didion Talks to Hari Kunzru About Loss,
Blue Nights
, and Giving Up the Yellow Corvette
“Something happened—the ease of my relationship with language disappeared.”
By
Hari Kunzru
| June 29, 2022
19 new books to read in the safety of an air-conditioned room.
By
Katie Yee
| June 28, 2022
Why Writers Need to Confront and Create With Their Most Unpleasant Emotions
Philip Schultz Discusses the Creative Power Behind Anger and Shame
By
Philip Schultz
| June 8, 2022
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The Trauma Behind the "Good Old Days": Christina Henry on the Dark Trap of Nostalgia in Fiction
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by
Christina Henry
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
"Not much happens In fact there is much in the text that is not made…"