Didion's book 'Where I Was From' picks apart mythologies of the overland crossing that shaped the Anglo West psyche. How a potato masher figures in the story.
Joan Didion, who died Thursday at 87, produced decades’ worth of memorable work across genres and subjects: personal essays, reporting and criticism on pop culture, political dispatches from at home
Joan Didion, who died Thursday at 87, produced decades’ worth of memorable work across genres and subjects: personal essays, reporting and criticism on pop culture, political dispatches from at home