any clear picture of how to do it but i had a clear sense that i wanted this to continue. ♪ >> joan didions quite extraordinary. >> and unexpected. joan's writing would grab the reader. what a fresh voice. ♪ >> she's writing about all sorts of disorder. >> i always found that if i examined something, it's less scary. >> she wanted to go there. she wanted to get in on that. ♪ ♪ >> my husband, my daughter an me, we finally got a house. >> everybody showed up at this house, stephen speilberg, martin scorsese, warren beatty. >> everything seemed to be going so well. >> the interesting part of the story is the failure to plan for misfortune. >> i got a call saying, i have something terrible to tell you. john died. >> john and then quintana. grief. it's the hardest thing to write about. she did it as a reporter. >> it was a coping mechanism, it turned out. >> she makes her do things nobody ever made her do before. >> it was incredible. changed my perceptions in a way she certainly hadn't expected. >> joan didion rightly earned distinction as one of the most celebrated american writers of her gen

and you know, there are photos of authors, joan didion, there's a beautiful photo of her. there are photos of artists. i mean, annie captured our time. and so, if you're part of the cultural conversation, this is exactly--you're the kind of person that would go to an independent bookstore. and it's--i think there is a synchronicity there, absolutely. rosemary: amy hordes from phaidon books, thank you so much for being with us. amy: thank you. rosemary: that's it for this edition of "nbc10@issue." thank you for being with us. i'm rosemary connors, have a happy and safe thanksgiving. happy turkey day. and of course, go birds, go eagles. ♪ ♪ advertisement for the 3 week yoga retreat. brought to you by beachbody. - are you a woman of a certain age? if you are, pull up a chair and sit with me, because this is for you. i'm leeza gibbons and it was a big year for me, i turned 60, and i'm all about aging gracefully with empowerment, and all of that, but let's be real, there are some parts about getting older that are just hard. - all the symptoms of menopause from a to z, i have t