Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings | 
pickA fantastic collection of short stories, lectures, & anecdotes which display the breadth of Jackson‘s writing. Yes she wrote The Lottery & The Haunting of Hill House but she also wrote about motherhood & being a parent, the craft of writing, the looming threat of war, & much, much more. I really enjoyed this book, collected & edited by two of her children, and recommend it to fans of Jackson & anyone who likes short stories. Wonderful book.
Excited to dive into this collection of stories, essays, and other assorted writings by Jackson.
“The Real Me: I am tired of ... pretend[ing] that I am a trim little housewife in a Mother Hubbard stirring up appetizing messes over a wood stove. I live in a dank old place with a #ghost that stomps around in the attic room we've never gone into (I think it's walled up), and the first thing I did when we moved in was to make charms in black crayon on all the door sills and window ledges.“
#ominousoctober #scarathlon
#teamslaughter
pickThis book was a delight! While I enjoyed the new stories collected here, I really loved getting a glimpse into Jackson's life! Her essay about her house being haunted is probably my favorite, but honestly all of her essays were just a delight. I definitely need to read Life Among the Savages now! 👻💚😘
Sunny and 60s in September is as good an excuse as any other to go for a walk…and what better destination then a bookstore? I went for the tagged book but couldn‘t resist visiting the sale section before leaving and that‘s where I found the bottom two books. Happy to help all three find a new home. ❤️📚❤️
pickShort story review: The vivid, disquieting “The Man in The Woods” is wonderfully strange and creepy. Read it while camping today. 15 points for #TeamHarkness during the final read-a-thon of #scarathalon. @StayCurious
pickShort story review: “The Lie.” 4 stars. Good interior monologue but not quite as ominous as classic Jackson fiction. 1 hour for #ReadYourWay read-a-thon and 5 points for #TeamHarkness equals 15 points total for #Scarathalon@witn @StayCurious
pick“Paranoia” short story review: 5 stars for this disquieting tale by Jackson, the master of psychological horror. Hits home for anyone who has lived in the waves of people in a big city. #horror #shortstory #scarathalon #TeamHarkness
#15points via @StayCurious
Trying to finish up the non-fiction bits before I return it
So is it possible to fall in love with an author solely through their writing? Because I think I just did.
Aaaand the power‘s out thanks to this terrific wind storm. What a good time to read Shirley Jackson 👻
I‘ll be honest, I didn‘t check this out thinking “this is the author of Haunting on Hill House.” I totally didn‘t connect it at all. Sooooo good so far.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can I just say that I love Shirley Jackson so very much?! She is so smart and funny. Her essays in this book are hilarious! There are some really beautiful short stories in here. This whole book made me smile! This is a #bookspinbonanza pick number Fourteen. I‘ve done three #bookspin books so far this month which is a record for me! I am going to try to fit a fourth in before May is over 🤞
You are so amazing, @vivastory ! Thanks for these generous swap gifts! I can‘t tell you how excited I am for the new Shirley Jackson collection! Thoughtful gifts, all! Happy Halloween and Samhain! Thank you to our organizer @MaleficentBookDragon as well! #grateful #allhallowsreadswap #happyhalloween
I'm reading the tagged book for #AuthorAMonth and hoping I'll finish the collection in time to count. The first story in it so far has not been topped and I want to share it with everyone because it's that fantastic! So do us all a favor, follow the link and read it from when it was published in the New Yorker!
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/08/05/paranoia-shirley-jackson
@Soubhiville
#dollarstorefinds #tbr
Some great books at the dollar store today!
Jackson has written two books about life with her family which are a departure from the horror stories of which she is most famous. I feel like I know her children a bit from her stories, so I didn't feel badly reading this book of unpublished and in some cases, unfinished, work since two of her four children put this together. There's a little bit of everything, short stories, essays, humor pieces even sketches she drew.
Pop Culture Happy Hour said the essays in this Shirley Jackson collection were delightfully fiendish. Sold! Also haven't read this Christie yet, so why not?
pickCall it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. Let Me Tell You is a great collection. Read my full review: https://wp.me/p9KtkP-km #amreading #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #booknerdigans #bookblogger #tsundoku #greatreads #readmorebooks #coolgirlsread
I have never liked the theory that poltergeists only come into houses where there are children, because I think it is simply too much for any one house to have poltergeists AND children. #quote #shirleyjackson
My greatest #DollarTree book find to date! 😍
pickI adore Shirley Jackson's work and this collection of short stories, essays and lectures were wonderful. The lectures I found particularly interesting since she often talked about The Haunting of Hill House. To see the thinking behind a writer's work was fascinating.
Miss F. Etti Mology, Spinster. The sketch at the beginning of the how to write section. I love this little lady.
Earlier today I finished The Haunting of Hill House and so tonight I'm beginning this book. I'm also reading The Diary of Virginia Woolf Vol 4. I'd like to think that Woolf will lessen any nightmares Jackson may cause.
pickShirley Jackson is a goddamn gem. This is a posthumous collection of previously uncollected short stories and nonfiction writings and absolutely a must read for any fan, even if you're only familiar with the iconic pieces.
Have I gone on about my love of Shirley Jackson here before? I effing love everything she does. Still in the short fiction part of this and if you're at all a fan of her short stories outside of The Lottery, it's absolutely worth checking out.
I got these for super cheap at Barnes and Noble! Has anyone read either?? Thoughts??
pickI found this book to be very inspiring. Shirley Jackson was a housewife, a mother of four, and a fantastic writer. She was able to squeeze 3 hours out of a day to write.
No more excuses! I am going to devote time daily to my writing.
"I am tired of writing dainty little biographical things that pretend that I am a trim little housewife in a Mother Hubbard stirring up appetizing messes over a wood stove.
I live in a dank old place with a ghost that stomps around in the attic room we've never gone into..."
"...we have always been a family that carries bewilderment like a banner..."
"My husband reviews books for a living, and I would like to enter a protest. I know things are pretty hard these days, with the girls hanging around snatching the eligible males right out of the high school graduating classes, but I don't think I deserved a book reviewer. My mother raised me better, that's all."
I wasn't going to buy anything at the Friends of the Library book sale today, but then...
@wanderinglynn you‘re so amazing! I‘m blown away! The books and gifts are things I‘ve been eyeing way before now, and your snack game is seriously on point. I think that truffle pig is my new favorite thing. 😆 Thank you! #sockswap
so-soFourth book of #freakyfriday and I'm torn. It's no secret that I just don't 'get' short stories - I always feel as though I'm missing something and I'm left feeling deeply unsatisfied - and this collection of Jackson's short stories is no different.
BUT the essays and musings and 'other writings' contained in this book are nothing short of marvellous and they are extremely funny.
Overall, just a so-so.
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Always love it when I find a bargain book at Barnes and Noble I really want!
Today‘s book finds between the local used book store & BN‘s clearance shelves. Guess this sets my reading list for April!
Recognise that great happy smile? That‘s @readinginthedark feeling super happy with her new hair cut (she looks cute with the new haircut, btw). Congratulations on your recent Litsy milestone 🎊💃🏻👏, and thanks for this wonderful giveaway! 😙
These are my two picks from my TBR wishlist. #tbrforthewin
1. Synchronized skating! Oh, what‘s that you say? They STILL haven‘t added Synchro to the Olympics?! 😠 then I‘m not interested!
1b. ... that said, my daughter trains at the same rink as Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Mariah Bell, & Ashley Wagner. So we see them often ... fun to watch them compete!
2. Shirley Jackson
3. July 🇺🇸
4. SW The Last Jedi
5. Done! 💜 Plus, my daughter (pictured above) turns 14 on Sunday 💜
#friyay @jesshowbooks
I love this essay by Shirley Jackson so much I got my own granny fork to cook with. I love it already.
#greenbooks and a balsam fir candle, which is something I usually burn #onlyonchristmas time, but I love it so much I‘m not sure why I don‘t keep this scent going all year round 🎄🌲🎄🌲🎄
#seasonsreadings2017
#decktheshelves
Dewey's Readathon countdown, Day 16: The prompt is "green." One of my favorite covers, one of my favorite authors. #readathon #30DaysofReadathon ??☘️
Aaaaaand this is my #bookhaul from Barnes and Noble yesterday. I had to stop in and buy a friend a birthday present, and these just happened to jump into my hands! 🤷🏻♀️ The cozies were buy 3 get 1 free, and I'm a) a sucker for Halloween-y books and b) my Mom's birthday is coming up. The magazines were nice finds (love British mags!), and the Shirley Jackson was like new for only $6! Couldn't pass them up. And now I'm back on a buying ban. 🤞🏼
Browsing part II. I hadn't seen this cover before!!😍😍😍
Living a hard, rough life 😂😂😂
When you feel as if you hit The Lottery ❤️
