219. Joan Didion Is Really Having A Moment
Done & Dunne
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4.7 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Investigators, it is a double drop week here on Done and Dunne! We turn our focus in this episode to Nick’s sister-in-law Joan Didion, wo is really having a moment this month!
The archives of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne are available now at the New York Public Library, after their acquisition in 2023. Additionally, there is a whole new work from Joan dropping April 22 – today – titled Notes to John. This release gives an alternative insight into Joan Didion about her work, motherhood, and the loss of her daughter, Quintana Roo, just two short years after the death of John Gregory Dunne. Lots of moments happening with our favorite sister-in-law – all the details happening here in this springtime bonus!
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| 0:00.0 | Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co. |
| 0:05.5 | U.K. slash Wondery. That's audible.com.uk slash Wondery. Welcome to Dunn. Dunn. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this |
| 0:16.2 | podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, where everything connects into our universe. This week, his |
| 0:25.0 | sister-in-law is having a real moment from the afterlife. Thank you for joining me for |
| 0:32.1 | what is a double drop this week as we catch up with some Joan Didion news. Two big things going on in the |
| 0:39.9 | land of Joan these days, a collection of her papers, and a new work releasing today, April 22nd, |
| 0:48.5 | when this drops on the main feed. And this surprise extra bonus for the week, we are going to dip into these two |
| 0:56.3 | big things happening in the land of Joan Didion. Of course, by association, her husband, |
| 1:02.5 | John Gregory Dunn, was Dominic's brother. John Gregory Dunn is all over this one, too. Let's |
| 1:10.4 | investigate. |
| 1:27.3 | Hey friends, first up, it's a whole brand new archive to investigate. This is some incredible news. |
| 1:35.8 | I'm really excited about this one. The New York Public Library has acquired the archive of Joan |
| 1:44.0 | Didion and John Gregory Dunn. |
| 1:47.1 | I'm going to go through this particular piece from the New York Public Library.org site. |
| 1:53.5 | This is where we're going to begin. |
| 1:55.1 | I do have a few spider webs off this one, but this really is some incredible news. |
| 2:04.0 | This piece is from January 26th, |
| 2:12.4 | 2023. Yes, the piece is old, but it's the acquiring thing that's the big deal here. The exhibition is now on. It has launched. So let's find out the details all about it. The New York Public Library has |
| 2:20.2 | acquired the archives of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunn. The dual collection comprises the couple's |
| 2:28.3 | literary and personal papers and stands as a rich testament to two of the most successful and important |
| 2:37.5 | writers in post-war America. The collection offers a substantial account of their life and work, |
| 2:45.1 | including personal and professional documents that illustrate their careers and intellectual legacies. Noteworthy pieces |
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