Joan Didion, a novelist, essayist and screenwriter, passed away on 2021-12-23 00:00:00 UTC at the age of 87. She had an illustrious career in various literary fields, beginning in the 1950s when she first became a published author. Didion was a renowned writer, known for such works as Play It as It Lays, The Year of Magical Thinking, and Goodbye to All That. Her reputation and successful writing career earned her several prestigious awards, including the National Humanities Medal and the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, among many others. A native Californian, Didion was a much-loved figure in literature who won the hearts of the readers of her generation as well as the next. From her realistic yet uncompromising writing style to her brilliant wit and charm, she will be deeply missed.