Sara Davidson, a young reporter, met Joan before she became Joan Didion — the beloved author of best-selling books that people would carry around and quote. Joan was deeply private, but she let down her guard with Sara, who would later write Loose Change and other best-selling books. They shared meals, and laughter, and often stayed up late, talking about the craft of writing, marriage, raising their children, and why Joan refused an advance from Warren Beatty. Funny, intimate, and deep, this is the Joan Didion you’ve never seen or heard, behind the books, dark glasses, and the camera.
Buy The Didion FilesSara Davidson first captured America’s imagination with her N.Y. Times best seller, Loose Change, about three women growing up in the Sixties. In her many books, articles, TV shows and radio interviews, she’s earned a reputation as a social observer who does cutting edge pieces about the way we live.
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May, 5, 2025
I recently returned to my home in Boulder, CO, after two months in Honolulu, where my sister, Terry, has lived all her adult life. I’ve been spending two of the winter months there for decades, swimming with a mask so I could see the glorious tropical fish. But this was the first time that, returning to my home in Boulder, I could not remember where things were. Especially in the ki
