The Uptown LocalA persuasive case for the argument that writers should write about writers FINANCIAL TIMES A beautifully written and deeply moving memoir DANA SPIOTTA Since the tumultuous days of childhood, Cory Leadbeater sought refuge from the rougher parts of life in the pages of books. Then, as an aspiring writer in his early twenties, he found himself the personal assistant to a titan of literature: Joan Didion. In the nine years that followed, Cory shared