Didion's recollections focus less on Hearst and more on her own contradictory identity shaped by her California roots, showcasing her conflicted feelings about the place.
I dealt with everyone at a distance': what do Joan Didion's therapy diaries reveal about guilt, motherhood and writing?
Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne's archive now available at NYPL reveals their personal and professional struggles, including insights into addiction and mental health.
The Didion-Dunne archive at the New York Library reveals intimate insights into Joan Didion's relationships, struggles with aging, and creative processes.
I've never kept a diary. But if I had, I'd want it destroyed when I die
"Many diarists feel that way: Sheila Hancock wrote about destroying decades' worth of hers: Maybe this vicious, verging-on-insane woman is the real me, but if it is I don't want my daughters to find out."
25 Years Ago, Joan Didion Kept a Diary. It's About to Become Public.
Joan Didion's journal, filled with candid notes from her therapy sessions, reveals her intimate struggles with anxiety, guilt, and her relationship with her daughter.