The second volume of the diaries of American thinker Susan Sontag (1933–2004), prepared for publication by her son David Rieff, chronicles her life in New York around 1970: visits to exhibitions and the theater, interactions with artists such as Paul Thek and Jasper Johns, and her friendship with Joseph Brodsky. In these diaries, Sontag reflects on contemporary art and "Camp"—notes that would later form the basis of the essay collections *Against Interpretation* (1966) and *Styles of Radical Will* (1969). She continues to diligently compile lists of books and films and develops a keen interest in photography, exploring its relationship to painting and cinema—a subject she would later address in the essay *On Photography* (1977). During this period, Sontag travels extensively across Europe and visits Morocco, home at the time to a community of American expatriates. She also engages with political issues, writing frequently about the Vietnam War and even traveling there as part of a group of anti-war activists.