Author

Books by Joan Didion

Joan Didion (1934–2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and journalist whose work helped define the New Journalism movement and whose essays on California, American politics, and self-delusion established her as one of the essential voices of the twentieth century. Her essay collection The White Album and Slouching Towards Bethlehem are considered classics. She and John Gregory Dunne collaborated on numerous screenplays and lived in New York and California. The Year of Magical Thinking won the National Book Award in 2005 and was adapted into a one-woman play starring Vanessa Redgrave.