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3 Shirley Jackson Releases to Celebrate Her 100th Birthday

New editions of Shirley Jackson's work and a new biography, just in time for her birthday!

In Favour of a Seasonal Taxonomy of Authors

The Brontes are definitely for fall. Stephen King is for summer.

What To Read When You’ve Run Out of Shirley Jackson’s Books

So you've read everything Shirley Jackson ever wrote? Here's what to read next.

Anatomy of a Scene: The Writing on the Wall in The Haunting of Hill House

A look at how two adaptations handle the Writing on the Wall scene in The Haunting of Hill House

What To Read When You’ve Run Out of Shirley Jackson’s Books

So you've read everything Shirley Jackson ever wrote? Here's what to read next.

And I’d Do It Again: Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time

What books do you wish you could read again for the first time?

Sweater Weather This Way Comes: Reading Your Way to Fall

Prepare for fall with campus reads and favorite horror novels.

Reading Pathway: Shirley Jackson

I was in high school when I first read “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson.  I found it in an old ...

Like a New Voice: A Conversation with Josh Ritter

Josh Ritter discusses his new album, THE BEAST IN ITS TRACKS, his novel, BRIGHT'S PASSAGE, and his reading life.

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Books and Authors You Had to Read in High School

This is a guest post by our current Rioter in Residence, Kevin Smokler. Kevin is the author of forthcoming essay collection ...