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Joan Didion

Frenzy to Buy Joan Didion’s Belongings—Even a Paper Clip

ON THE BLOCK

The iconic writer’s sunglasses and books are among the items up for auction soon.

Iconic Writer Joan Didion Dies at 87

THE LAST WORD

The 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 | Published Dec 23, 2021

Joan Didion Has Nailed American Weirdness for Half a Century

CAST A COLD EYE

As 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 | Published Jan 31, 2021

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California Dreaming With Joan Didion

ARMCHAIR TRAVELER

Trapped 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 | Published Apr 19, 2020

Dee Rees’ Inspired Joan Didion Film Doesn’t Deserve the Hate

‘THE LAST THING HE WANTED’

Director 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 | Published Feb 22, 2020

Joan Didion’s Eternal Cool

LEGEND

The 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 | Published Aug 23, 2015

Why Saint Laurent Loves Joni Mitchell

Naming 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 | Published Jan 14, 2015

From Didion to Dunham

Personally Universal

Joan 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 | Published Oct 17, 2014

Kurt Andersen’s ’60s Book Bag

Spy Vs. Spy

<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 | Published Jul 17, 2012

Stars Who Battle MS

Celeb Advocates

Jack Osbourne just revealed he has multiple sclerosis. See more celebrities who are fighting the disease.

The Daily Beast | Published Jun 19, 2012

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