Author Joan Didion poses with Leonard while discussing her book, The Last Thing He Wanted, 1996.

Joan Didion: Writer and Icon

The New Yorker: Out Loud | Sep 14, 2015
On the occasion of a new biography, Louis Menand and Thessaly La Force join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss the pervasive influence of Joan Didion, both on and off the page.On the occasion of a new biography, Louis Menand and Thessaly La Force join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss the pervasive influence of Joan Didion, both on and off the page.

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