Shirley Jackson

Listen to the only recording of Shirley Jackson’s voice—as she reads two of her best stories aloud.

 
By Emily Temple  October 27, 2023
Horror

How Horror Helps Us Confront and Understand Grief and Loss

By Alexandra Dos Santos  October 11, 2023
The Hub

Read a 1962 review of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

By Dan Sheehan  September 21, 2023
Reading Lists

Rusted Vestiges and Overgrown Eyesores: 6 Novels Set in Abandoned Places

By John Searles  March 25, 2022
Behind the Mic

Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson, Read by Julia Whelan

By Behind the Mic   February 16, 2022
Best of the Year

The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2021

By Literary Hub  December 27, 2021
The Hub

Reminder: the most famous short story in American literature was written in one day.

By Walker Caplan  December 14, 2021
Motherhood

The Heartbreaking Ingenuity of the Mother-Writer

By Olivia Campbell  September 3, 2021
The Hub

These are the best short stories to read around a campfire.

By Katie Yee  August 10, 2021
Horror

Finding Horror (and Art) in the Gray Areas of Identity

By Virginia Feito  August 10, 2021
Literary History

Shirley Jackson on Navigating Literary Fame Alongside Financial Uncertainty

By Shirley Jackson  July 14, 2021
new books tuesday

21 new books to accompany you on your summer adventures.

By Katie Yee  July 13, 2021
The Hub

13 books perfectly summed up with one-liners from Gilmore Girls.

By Katie Yee  July 9, 2021
Astrology or Whatever

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

By Emily Temple  July 2, 2021
The Hub

Here are the dark and twisty nominees for the 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards.

By Vanessa Willoughby  July 1, 2021
The Hub

“Though our corn was heavy, our hearts were heavier”: An apology from the creator of the Lottery.

By Jessie Gaynor  June 30, 2021
Horror

Why Are Creepy Children So Compelling?

By A. J. Gnuse  May 14, 2021
Horror

The Best Nightmarish Fiction:
A Reading List

By Angela Buck  February 26, 2021
Gothic Literature

Jonathan Lethem: Why Shirley Jackson is a Reader’s Writer

By Jonathan Lethem  February 24, 2021
Lit Century

On the Reality Behind Shirley Jackson’s Haunted Stories

By Lit Century   January 12, 2021
Lit Century

Can We Stop Underrating
Shirley Jackson Now?

By Lit Century   January 5, 2021
The Hub

A never-before-seen Shirley Jackson story has just been published.

By Walker Caplan  December 17, 2020
The Hub

We’re getting a Shirley Jackson tribute anthology in 2021.

By Walker Caplan  December 15, 2020
Life in a Pandemic

Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

By Emily Temple  November 11, 2020
Shirley Jackson

Read Shirley Jackson’s Eerily Contemporary Letter About Fear

By Literary Hub  October 30, 2020
The Hub

Please enjoy these 25 spooky, cat-heavy covers of We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

By Emily Temple  September 21, 2020
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