The cover image of Notes to John, a photograph by Annie Leibovitz, captures Joan Didion seated in an office, gazing up ...

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“Notes to John,” for what it’s worth, is unquestionably a narrative, one that takes place over a little more than a year, from 1999 to 2002. The notes are all addressed to John Gregory Dunne ...

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At some point in the last decade, Joan Didion’s famed elusiveness has evolved into a sort of dare. She has been the subject of a documentary, five biographies, and an exhibition at the Hammer Museum ...

At some point in the last decade, Joan Didion’s famed elusiveness has evolved into a sort of dare. She has been the subject of a documentary, five biographies, and an exhibition at the Hammer Museum ...