Image celebrated the release of Alissa Wilkinson's new book, We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine, with an online book reading, conversation between author Alissa Wilkinson and Image Creative Nonfiction Editor Lauren Winner, and audience Q&A. We Tell Ourselves Stories has been included in Most Anticipated Books of 2025 lists by the LA Times, Literary Hub, The Millions, and The Washington Post. In this riveting cultural biography, New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson examines Joan Didion's influence through the lens of American mythmaking.

This conversation was published on March 12, 2025.