The Novelist Disguised as a Housewife
Shirley Jackson wrote 17 books while raising four children — and she couldn’t have had a successful career without them.
Shirley Jackson wrote 17 books while raising four children — and she couldn’t have had a successful career without them.
Ruth Franklin New York Sep 2016 15min Permalink
The life, work, and early death of writer Shirley Jackson.
Victoria Best Open Letters Monthly Jul 2013 Permalink
A Hitchcockian meditation about everyday people's capacity for violence.
"An odd thought crossed her mind: She would pick up the heavy glass ashtray and smash her husband over the head with it."
Shirley Jackson Bold Type Jan 1996 Permalink