115: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

115: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion


In Episode 115, Gen and Jette talk about Jette’s most recent book club pick — Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion. How have we gone 115 episodes before doing a Didion episode? I know, right. While Jette can’t remember where the idea for this book as her pick even came from, she’s glad she picked it. This collection of essays from the 1960s, mostly focusing on California, makes it clear why Didion is a classic.

Show Notes

If you’re ever in LA, you must visit the Howard Hughes Headquarters

This is the SNL skit that Jette is still laughing at – The Californians

If you love Joan Didion be sure to check out the Netflix documentary The Centre Will Not Hold

Other Works by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Blue Nights

The White Album

South and West: From a Notebook