Joan Didion
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Hollywood Shuffle taught Cord Jefferson to explore racism on-screen through laughter
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The Center Will Still Hold: On the enduring legacy of Joan Didion
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Joan Didion, groundbreaking journalist, memoirist, novelist, and screenwriter, dies at 87
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Joan Didion's backlist is getting a facelift — see the first look at her new book covers
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Stars we've lost in 2021
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Dee Rees on navigating Joan Didion's mind for her buzzy new Sundance film
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Anne Hathaway in talks to star in Dee Rees' The Last Thing He Wanted
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Classics by Joan Didion, Susan Sontag get gorgeous new covers
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Emma Roberts on her new book club and Joan Didion: 'She's the reason I love to read so much'
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Emma Roberts announces first pick for new book club
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Joan Didion documentary Kickstarter gets fully funded in one day
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What We're (Re-)Reading Now: Everything Joan Didion Ever Wrote