{"product_id":"the-world-according-to-joan-didion-9780063419155","title":"The World According to Joan Didion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**INDIE BESTSELLER**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 by The Millions \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eB\u0026amp;N Best Books of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cstrong\u003e \"Shaped by intellectual rigor and artistic grace ... McDonnell's portrait is vibrant, fluent, sensitive, and clarifying.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who continues to inspire fans and creatives to cultivate practices of deep attention, rigorous interrogation and beautiful style.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Didion was a writer's writer; not only a groundbreaking journalist, essayist, novelist and screenwriter, but a keen observer who honed her sights on life's telling details. Her insights continue to influence creatives and admirers, encouraging them to become close observers of the world, unsentimental critics, and meticulous stylists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn antidote to a global view that narrows our vision to the smallest screens, \u003cem\u003eThe World According To Joan Didion\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on the people, places, and objects that propelled Didion's prose and an invitation to journalists, storytellers, and life adventurers to \"throw themselves into the convulsions of the world,\" as she once said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn McDonnell, the acclaimed journalist, essayist, critic, feminist, native Californian, and university professor who regularly teaches Didion's work, is attuned to interpret Didion's vision for readers today. Inspired by Didion's own words--from her works both published and unpublished--and informed by the people who knew Didion and those whose lives she shaped, \u003cem\u003eThe World According to Joan Didion\u003c\/em\u003e is an illustrated journey through her life, tracing the path she carved from Sacramento, Portuguese Bend, Los Angeles, and Malibu to Manhattan, Miami, and Hawaii. McDonnell reveals the world as it was seen through Didion's eyes and explores her work in chapters keyed to the singular physical motifs of her writing: Snake. Typewriter. Hotel. Notebook. Girl. Etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the first books to be published after the revered writer's death in 2021, \u003cem\u003eThe World According to Joan Didion\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary companion for those embarking on new journeys and a guide to innovative ways of being. It will radically transform the way you explore the world, and will help you answer the question as you sit in a café, or on a plane or train, pondering the future: What would Joan Didion have seen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe World According to Joan Didion\u003c\/em\u003e includes 19 black-and-white illustrations and photos throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcDonnell, Evelyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEvelyn McDonnell has written or coedited eight books, including \u003cem\u003eWomen Who Rock: Bessie to Beyonce. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQueens of Noise: the Real Story of the Runaways\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been a pop culture writer at the \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e and a senior editor at the \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice.\u003c\/em\u003e Her writing has appeared in anthologies and publications, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Ms., \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e. She teaches journalism at Loyola Marymount University and lives in San Pedro, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51501041090834,"sku":"9780063419155","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7fec404-bc28-46f6-9d56-687928011d7c.jpg?v=1753206696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-world-according-to-joan-didion-9780063419155","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}