Let Me Tell You What I Mean: A new collection of essays

From one of our most iconic and influential writers: twelve pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of this legendary figure. Mostly drawn from the earliest part of her astonishing five-decade career | Didion writes about a Gamblers Anonymous meeting | a visit to William Randolph Hearst's castle at San Simeon | a reunion of WWII veterans in Las Vegas | and about topics ranging from Nancy Reagan to Robert Mapplethorpe | Martha Stewart and Ernest Hemingway. With an Introduction by Hilton Als | this stunning collection reveals what would become her subjects: the press | politics | California robber barons | women | the act of writing | and her own self-doubt. Each piece is classic Didion: incisive | bemused | and stunningly prescient.