ON THE BLOCKFrenzy to Buy Joan Didion’s Belongings—Even a Paper ClipThe iconic writer’s sunglasses and books are among the items up for auction soon.
THE LAST WORDIconic Writer Joan Didion Dies at 87The California native was a terrific reporter, essayist, and novelist. She was also a devoted mother and wrote about that with her trademark shrewdness, and with humility.Ingrid Skjong
CAST A COLD EYEJoan Didion Has Nailed American Weirdness for Half a CenturyAs proven in her latest collection, Didion is a peerless—and always self-aware—reporter, but she is also a seer, repeatedly foreseeing social trends years ahead of everyone else.Sarah Moroz
ARMCHAIR TRAVELERCalifornia Dreaming With Joan DidionTrapped in my apartment I pulled Joan’s books off the shelf. I wanted to learn again from her meticulous observation of detail, character and setting, and her great sense of irony.Christopher Dickey
‘THE LAST THING HE WANTED’Dee Rees’ Inspired Joan Didion Film Doesn’t Deserve the HateDirector Dee Rees’ Joan Didion adaptation “The Last Thing He Wanted” is indeed difficult and strange—but it’s also genuinely inspired and very Didion-esque.Cassie da Costa
LEGENDJoan Didion’s Eternal CoolThe first biography of Joan Didion falls far short of a definitive portrait of one of America’s greatest living writers—which is just the way the enigmatic Didion would want it. Lizzie Crocker
Why Saint Laurent Loves Joni MitchellNaming writer Joan Didion the face of Celine and veteran singer Joni Mitchell for a similar role at Saint Laurent corrects the norm that most fashion ads exclude older people.Tim Teeman
Personally UniversalFrom Didion to DunhamJoan Didion’s trailblazing nonfiction set a forbiddingly high standard, but a slew of idiosyncratic writers are proving that her example may be inimitable but it is also inspiring.Lucy Scholes
Spy Vs. SpyKurt Andersen’s ’60s Book Bag<p>The writer and <i>Studio 360</i> host creates a character haunted by her political actions in the late ’60s and early ’70s in his new novel, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400067200/thedaibea-20/" target="_blank">True Believers</a></i>. He picks his favorite books from the era.</p> Kurt Andersen
Celeb AdvocatesStars Who Battle MSJack Osbourne just revealed he has multiple sclerosis. See more celebrities who are fighting the disease.The Daily Beast
The Years of Magical WritingOver the years, Christopher Dickey has come to love Joan Didion—her work, her soul, her humor—even the way she shields her despair.Christopher Dickey
