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2019 Books Read

It’s been such a busy year for me as a writer. The busiest. I’ve had to “make time” for reading stuff that has nothing to do with anything writing-wise. I need to read for pleasure. Many of the books I … Continue reading

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The Books: The White Album, ‘In the Islands’, by Joan Didion

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. Didion has written a couple of interesting essays about Hawaii. Her family would vacation there when she was a child, and stay at a … Continue reading

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The Books: The White Album, ‘The Women’s Movement’, by Joan Didion

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. I read this biting analysis of the women’s movement and I think, “Way to make friends, Joan.” Ha. Written in 1972, it comes 20 … Continue reading

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The Books: The White Album, ‘Bureaucrats’, by Joan Didion

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. I lived in Los Angeles for four months when I was 23 years old. I stayed in the spare bedroom of a woman in … Continue reading

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The Books: The White Album, ‘Holy Water’, by Joan Didion

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. One of the best parts of Didion’s writing, which you might miss since her subject matter is so broad, is how obsessive she is. … Continue reading

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The Books: The White Album: ‘The White Album’, by Joan Didion

Next book on the essays shelf is The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics), by Joan Didion. Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Didion’s first collection of essays, came out in 1969. The essays had been written in the mid to late 60s, and … Continue reading

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