On Tuesday, June 2nd... We gathered a room of 20 Hot Literati at LES Wine on Ludlow Street to discuss Joan Didion. We split into three groups and each one was tasked with creating their own Joan Didion character set In 2026. Read them all and then vote on your favorite one: Group One Claudia is riding the subway to her thesis defense, riding the J train from her boyfriend’s bedstuy studio apartment. She’s been in love with him for approximately 30 of the 1,825 days she’s been