The Ultimate Joan Didion Reading List
This ultimate fan list celebrates Didion’s legacy—her life, her impact, and how she reshaped literature. With everything from sharp analysis to personal memoirs and gorgeous tributes, there’s something here for every Didion devotee. Whether you’re a longtime fanatic or just diving in, this collection gives you a front-row seat to the genius of Joan Didion.

We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine
Alissa WilkinsonHardcover, 2025
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Notes to John
Joan DidionIn Notes to John, a posthumously published collection, Joan Didion shares her deeply personal reflections from therapy sessions starting in 1999. It is an unprecedently intimate account that reveals sides of her that were unknown, but the voice is unmistakably hers--questioning, courageous, and clear in the face of a wrenchingly painful journey.


Hardcover, 2025
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South and West: From a Notebook
Joan Didion

Paperback, 2018
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Griffin Dunne

Hardcover, 2024
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik

Hardcover, 2024
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The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir
Cory LeadbeaterPaperback, 2025
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Joan Didion: What She Means
Joan Didion

Hardcover, 2022
$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Joan Didion Collection
Joan DidionMixed Media Product, 2024
$119.95Member price:$94.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The World According to Joan Didion
Evelyn McDonnell

Hardcover, 2023
$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Joan Didion: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
Melville House
Paperback, 2022
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