News about Joan Didion

Stranger Things star Maya Hawke reveals her surprising new project

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 18, 2024
Maya Hawke has been hired to narrate the audiobook for Joan Didion's 1968 book of essays, Slouching Towards Bethlehem. The iconic literary effort by the late author, who died at age 87 in 2021, includes nonfiction works On Keeping a Notebook and Goodbye to All That. In a statement shared by People magazine, the 26-year-old Stranger Things star said, 'I have always been a huge fan of Joan Didion's writing.

THE CHIC LIST: The only looks I can live with! Why matching your closet to your house's interior has become so popular

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2024
I dress like my house, and my house looks like mine. I love calming neutral colors and not so much'stuff' on display in rooms, as in my wardrobe. A house crammed with knick-knacks and walls lined with prints would make me want to move.

Bill Nighy, 73, cuts a dapper figure in a navy blue jacket and grey trousers as he enjoys some time alone and reads a book outside a cafe

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2023
Some celebrities have arrived for the parade round with a large crowd; Bill Nighy, on the other hand, settles down with a good book at a cafe. On Monday, the actor, who was 73, looked dapper as he was seen dininging in Marylebone, London. He wore a navy blue jacket and a pair of smart grey trousers, while others went for a pair of smart black boots. Bill was seen enjoying Miami by Joan Didion, her 1987 book about the Cuban exiles in the Florida city and their relations with the US government in Washington.

WHAT BOOK would historical fiction writer Kate Morton take to a desert island?

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 27, 2023
Kate Morton, a historical fiction writer, is currently reading a memoir by Joan Didion. Shakespeare would be stranded on a desert island with no hope of rescue.

René Kladzyk of Ziemba wants to be a hero

www.mtv.com, December 15, 2021
By Caitlin Wolper Is the house still standing? René Kladzyk, a singer from Michigan, is eager to find out when she returns to her childhood home this Christmas.