Layla Morgan Wilde writes about meeting Joan Didion at a recent memorial for Amos Elon. “The last thing I wanted was to prattle on like a besotted fan or worse, a besotted fan who is an aspiring writer. I’ve met lots of famous people but I’m Canadian. We don’t drool over celebrities…” Click the above photo to read the post on her blog, The Boomer Muse.

Didion will be 75 on the 5th of December. Happy birthday Joan from the staff of this site, and on behalf of our wonderful readers!

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