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The Hammer Museum Presents Joan Didion: What She Means
An Exhibit Curated by Hilton Als
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Joan Didion Talks to Hari Kunzru About Loss, Blue Nights, and Giving Up the Yellow Corvette
By Hari Kunzru
LITERARY HUB »
Joan Didion and the Opposite of Magical Thinking
By Zadie Smith
THE NEW YORKER »
Joan Didion’s Magic Trick
By Caitlin Flanagan
THE ATLANTIC »
Our Lady of Deadpan
By Darryl Pinckney
NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS »
Remembering Essayist Joan Didion, a Keen Observer of American Culture
By Terry Gross
NPR | FRESH AIR »
Didion’s Prophetic Eye on America
By Michiko Kakutani
NEW YORK TIMES »
Joan Didion and the Voice of America
By Hilton Als
The Radical Transparency of Joan Didion
By Frank Bruni
The joint archive of Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, includes manuscripts, photographs, letters, dinner party guest lists and other personal items.