A lot of us girls ran to Didion having read so many male writers in school. She was a salvation. I can’t wait till you read her. Have you read Renata Adler yet? I’m excited for your journey. - Amy Sea - Medium

Discovering the Brilliant Joan Didion for the First Time: Better Late Than Never

Paul Combs

Mar 5, 2022

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A lot of us girls ran to Didion having read so many male writers in school. She was a salvation. I can’t wait till you read her. Have you read Renata Adler yet? I’m excited for your journey.

Amy Sea

Written by Amy Sea

100 X Top Writer, Editor— MuddyUm Editor, Breast Stories Editor-in-Chief — Comedian, Satirist, Humorist, Top Writer. Publisher of Breast Stories.

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