Joan Didion Schedules June Appearances
When she fractured her patella in March, Joan Didion was forced to cancel her April book tour dates. However, she has now scheduled several appearances in the month of June. She will visit Fairfield University in Connecticut on the 7th, the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on the 19th and the Hartford Stage in Connecticut on [...]
Joan Didion, Injured, Cancels April Book Tour Dates
Joan Didion has cancelled the dates for her Blue Nights book tour in April due to injury. She broke her ‘patella’ or kneecap by banging her leg while dining at a restaurant, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times. Didion had been scheduled to partake in a conversation with Mona Simpson, the novelist and sister [...]
Joan Didion Nominated for Indies Choice Award
Joan Didion has been nominated for an Indies Choice award for Blue Nights. The grief memoir, which addressed the death of Didion’s daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne Michael, was published in November 2011. Others who were nominated in the non-fiction category include Robert K. Massie for his celebrated biography of Catherine the Great and Andre Dubus [...]