We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine BOTY_2025 Driven by a desire to

Driven by a desire to fight against bias

and utter irreverence

with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes

Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick

We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine BOTY_2025 Driven by a desire toLonglisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Most Anticipated Books of 2025 * Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, W Magazine, The Millions Best Books of Spring 2025 * Oprah Daily, Town & Country "Sharp, elegant and eye opening . . . a crucial toolbox for understanding both Joan Didion and Hollywood." Emily Nussbaum Joan Didion opened The White Album (1979) with what would become one of the most iconic lines in American