Joan Didion’s Archive Acquired by the New York Public Library

The New York Public Library did not get Joan Didion’s Celine sunglasses. However, the storied institution has acquired Joan Didion and her husband John Gregory Dunne’s joint archive. None of Didion’s personal diaries are included in the collection, though decades of personal correspondence are included. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays $13 at Amazon Didion, who passed away in 2021 at age 87, began her career as a copy writer before becoming an editor for Vogue magazine. She published her first book, novel Run, River, in 1963, before catapulting to fame with essay collections Slouching Towards Bethlehem and… Read Full Article