The Latest Breaking News from Joan Didion

Eve Babitz and Joan Didion may be dead. But their feud isn’t

A new book on the Los Angeles authors leaves no petty stone unturned as it explores their fraught friendship

The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2024

Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik review –the seductress and the sphinx

This account of the purported bond between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, two fascinating chroniclers of late 20th-century America, is titillating but diminishes both writers

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024

The best biographies and memoirs of 2024: Literary It-girls, art world intrigue and sociopathy

THE LIST: Catch up on 2024’s most illuminating life stories, encompassing tales of recovery, literary feuds and devastating betrayal, with Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of the best memoirs and biographies

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

'Demon Copperhead' author Barbara Kingsolver to receive National Book Award for lifetime achievement

The National Book Foundation has awarded Barbara Kingsolver a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), which has previously been given to Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Joan Didion among others

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

‘Writing this book was like a drug high’: Rachel Kushner on her Booker-listed novel

The author on her party years in San Francisco, why she loves getting older and her most ambitious novel yet

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

How many clothes do you actually need? There’s a magic number …

The ultimate capsule wardrobe is sustainable, stress-free and stylish. But what should you put in it?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

What I learned about loss and joy from Joan Didion, my mentor 60 years my senior

In Manhattan, I was in her orbit for nine years – quietly, she passed on a lifetime’s wisdom about grief, fear and hope, says author Cory Leadbeater

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

‘A spy in the land of the privileged’: why Eve Babitz’s cult Hollywood memoir still matters 50 years on

In 70s LA, Eve Babitz partied with everyone from Salvador Dali to Jim Morrison, but she was also a trailblazing writer. As a new generation discover her work, her sister and agent celebrate her originality, ambition and lust for life

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2024

5 Years Ago, Quentin Tarantino's Epic Cult Thriller Rewrote American History

In Quentin Tarantino's world, cowboys can still be heroes. In honor of its 5-year anniversary, it's time to revisit the 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Kill Bill' filmmaker's most recent film and latest masterpiece.

Inverse · Jul 26, 2024

The Uptown Local by Cory Leadbeater review – exploding the Joan Didion myth

A young writing assistant is swept up in the rarified world of the US literary icon in this funny, moving memoir

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024