Articles related to "Joan Didion"

Didion shows how she and others have been enthralled by the city and reveals the letdown they all experience. Yet, for Didion, a sense of hope seems to lurk throughout.

If you read and enjoyed "The Year of Magical Thinking", browse these winners from one of America's foremost writers. A look at Joan Didion's body of work.

Joan Didion's bestseller "Year of Magical Thinking" is a 2005 National Book Award winner and a moving account of grieving and loss.

Whether your parents are aging or you are the senior of the family, this autobiography is both a guide and a cautionary tale about moving in with the kids.

This superior film does a nice job of recounting the rocky life story of a latter-day practitioner of what used to be called New Journalism.

In this most personal of memoirs, Joan Didion illuminates the universal truths of life and in doing so makes us feel less alone

For anyone interested in becoming a great investigative reporter, here are a few tips and tricks on where to find sources for stories, and how to get the hard facts.

It’s National Library Week and many stars have openly revealed their secrets, at least when it comes to naming their favourite books.

The California coast is one of the state's best attractions. The Lonely Planet guide covers Disneyland, Pacific Coast Highway, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.

Creative nonfiction essays are more closely related to poetry than one might suspect, and in many ways bear more resemblance to poetry than its prose cousin: fiction.

Love her or hate her, Elizabeth Wurtzel's autobiographical novel became an instant global phenomenon on its release in 1994.

An interview with Children's Author Andy Stanton, author of the hilarious and anarchic Mr Gum books for 7-10 year olds.