Indie Bestseller- A Most Anticipated Book Of 2023 by The Millions "" Shaped by intellectual rigor and artistic grace … McDonnell's portrait is vibrant, fluent, sensitive, and clarifying."" - Booklist, starred review "" A wonderfully fitting tribute to Joan Didion- one that avoids simple platitudes, approaching the great writer with a fierce, probing intelligence, flawless language, and the impulse, which drove Didion's finest work, to understand the dreams of another."" - Hua Hsu, Pulitzer-winning author of Stay True. An intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who continues to inspire fans and creatives to cultivate practices of deep attention, rigorous interrogation and beautiful style. Joan Didion was a writer's writer, not only a groundbreaking journalist, essayist, novelist and screenwriter, but a keen observer who honed her sights on life's telling details. Her insights continue to influence creatives and admirers, encouraging them to become close observers of the world, unsentimental critics, and meticulous stylists.