Here, Didion touches on topics ranging from newspapers ("the problem is not so much whether one trusts the news as to whether one finds it"), to the fantasy of San Simeon, to not getting into Stanford. They showcase Joan Didion's incisive reporting, her empathetic gaze, and her role as "an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time" ( The New York Times Book Review ). These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary figure. It was this same year that this essay collection was published.A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 from Vogue, TIME, Bustle, The New York Times and many more. Didion passed away in December 2021, aged 87. Herself as an advocate of New Journalism. Focusing on California and the chaos of the 1960's, Didion successfully established She came to prominence with a series of feature articles in Life magazine and The Saturday Evening Post that explored postwar America followed by celebrated novels 'Play It as It Lays' and 'A Book of Common Prayer'.
Joan Didion began her career in the 1950s after she won an essay contest sponsored by Vogue magazine. Here are subjects Didion has long written about - the press, politics, California, women, the act of writing, and her own self-doubt.
Mostly drawn from the earliest part of her five-decade career, the wide-ranging pieces in our selection include Didion writing about a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, a visit to San Simeon, and a reunion of WWII veterans in Las Vegas, and about topics ranging from Nancy Reagan to Robert Mapplethorpe.
Eight essays selected from the 'Let Me Tell You What I Mean' essay collection that offer a glimpse into the mind and process of the iconic and influential writer Joan Didion.
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