{"product_id":"slouching-towards-los-angeles-living-and-writing-by-joan-didions-light-9781644280676","title":"Slouching Towards Los Angeles: Living and Writing by Joan Didion's Light","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/i\u003e, Joan Didion famously wrote that \"a place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively...loves it so radically that he remakes it in his image.\" Cruising in her Daytona yellow Corvette Stingray, taking it all in behind dark glasses, Joan Didion claimed California for all time. \u003ci\u003eSlouching Towards Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e is a multi-faceted portrait of the literary icon who, in turn, belongs to us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of original essays covers the turf that made Didion a sensation--Hollywood and Patty Hearst; Malibu, Manson and the Mojave; the Summer of Love and the Central Park Five--while bringing together some of the finest voices of today's Los Angeles and beyond. \u003ci\u003eSlouching Towards Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter and thank you note; personal memoir and social commentary; cultural history and literary critique. Fans of Didion, lovers of California, and fellow writers alike will all find something to dig into, in this rich exploration of the inner and outer landscapes Joan Didion traveled, shaping our own journeys in the process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing essays by\u003cbr\u003eAnn Friedman\u003cbr\u003eJori Finkel\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Wappler\u003cbr\u003eJessica Hundley\u003cbr\u003eChristine Lennon\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Wagley\u003cbr\u003eSu Wu\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Wolf Shenk\u003cbr\u003eLauren Sandler\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Chihara\u003cbr\u003eSarah Tomlinson\u003cbr\u003eLinda Immediato\u003cbr\u003eTracy McMillan\u003cbr\u003eDan Crane\u003cbr\u003eSteph Cha\u003cbr\u003eCaroline Ryder\u003cbr\u003eJoe Donnelly\u003cbr\u003eMonica Corcoran Harel\u003cbr\u003eAlysia Abbott\u003cbr\u003eStacie Stukin\u003cbr\u003eHeather John Fogarty\u003cbr\u003eMarc Weingarten\u003cbr\u003eScott Benzel\u003cbr\u003eEzrha Jean Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL.A.-based writer and editor \u003cb\u003eSteffie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e has covered art, design and culture for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and others. She recently co-authored \u003ci\u003eJudson: Innovations in Stained Glass\u003c\/i\u003e (Angel City Press) and is currently developing \u003ci\u003eCosmic City: The History of Seekers in Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e. www.steffienelson.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557130047762,"sku":"9781644280676","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1cc3e03b-20df-4b74-9ea4-5b2980c94ecc.jpg?v=1731772312","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/slouching-towards-los-angeles-living-and-writing-by-joan-didions-light-9781644280676","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}