By Adam Begley 9/22/03 12:00am

Didion for Governor! Brave, Cruel Recall Savages California

Where I Was From , by Joan Didion. Alfred A. Knopf, 226 pages, $23.

I’m trying to imagine Joan Didion’s campaign for governor of California: a long silence punctuated by a sigh. She’s not running-but if she were, after the sigh you’d hear a sotto voce recitation of scattered facts about the Golden State, Read More

By Adam Begley 9/15/03 12:00am

Didion for Governor! Brave, Cruel Recall Savages California

Where I Was From , by Joan Didion. Alfred A. Knopf, 226 pages, $23.

I’m trying to imagine Joan Didion’s campaign for governor of California: a long silence punctuated by a sigh. She’s not running-but if she were, after the sigh you’d hear a sotto voce recitation of scattered facts about the Golden State, Read More