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Joan Didion's '70s Malibu dining room is a stunning slice of the Mediterranean – the terracotta tiles, wicker chairs, and wooden table are transcendent

Archival images of the writer's California home in 1972 are a masterclass in Spanish-style interiors – a designer explains how to recreate them

Homes & Gardens · Jun 7, 2025

Joan Didion's living room is a masterclass in the art of 'curated clutter' – it feels like a step into the ultra-chic writer's inner world

The writer's living room is an autobiography, featuring a stunning collection of antiques, rows of books, and lived-in furniture

Homes & Gardens · May 21, 2025

I never wanted a '70s flair in my kitchen, until I saw Joan Didion's retro countertops – her colorful storage is perfect for my tiny space

As a long-time Joan Didion aficionado, I have followed her style for years, but her Californian kitchen offers her simplest design lesson to date

Homes & Gardens · May 17, 2025

Notes to John by Joan Didion: Dispatches from the therapist’s chair are a guilty pleasure

Joan Didion, who died in 2021, never intended Notes to John to be published. They are, as the title intimates, notes to her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and they are about meetings with her psychiatrist, Dr Roger MacKinnon, over the course of a little more than a year, beginning in…

Evening Standard · May 4, 2025

My friend Joan Didion wouldn’t have wanted her therapy notes to be published

Letter: Responding to an editorial about the publication of Notes to John, Clare Reihill writes that the late American writer never left anything to chance

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

Notes to John by Joan Didion review – an invasion of privacy

There’s a crude fascination in seeing the contents of a literary celebrity’s therapy sessions, but no one comes out of it well

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025

I’ve never kept a diary. But if I had, I’d want it destroyed when I die

From Samuel Pepys to Joan Didion, many literary greats wrote for no one but themselves – then found posterity pawing through their secrets. Trust me: you don’t want to know my innermost thoughts

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025

The Guardian view on posthumously publishing Joan Didion: goodbye to all that

Editorial: Would the legendary American writer have welcomed the publication of her therapy notes? It seems unlikely

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

‘I dealt with everyone at a distance’: what do Joan Didion’s therapy diaries reveal about guilt, motherhood and writing?

The writer’s previously unpublished notes from her sessions with a psychiatrist offer an incredibly intimate insight into her relationship with her daughter, depression and creativity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025

“Sacramento” captures the city's majesty

As Joan Didion said, "Sacramento is the least typical of the Valley towns," and this film is a testament to why

Salon · Apr 11, 2025