About the author
Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American writer whose writing career spanned over two decades. During this time, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories. She is known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Horror readers value her contributions because her fiction established enduring elements of the genre and showcased a distinct mastery of suspenseful storytelling. For a new reader exploring her work, the shop currently stocks several suitable options. You might start with The Lottery, her famous short story, or choose collections such as The Lottery and Other Stories and its 75th Anniversary Edition. Readers looking for comprehensive volumes can also find editions like Shirley Jackson: Novels and Stories and Shirley Jackson: Four Novels of the 1940s & 50s.
📖 Where to start with Shirley Jackson
💬 What our editors say about Shirley Jackson's books
“This is a sophisticated entry in the gothic horror canon that demands patience from its audience. Jackson’s prose is meticulously crafted to evoke a sense of unfriendly architecture, making Hill House itself the primary…”
Horror Reads editorial team, Horror desk · on The Haunting of Hill House
“This text offers a masterclass in subtlety, using the house itself as a malevolent character to drive narrative tension. However, it may disappoint readers expecting traditional action sequences or external monsters. The horror…”
Horror Reads editorial team, Horror desk · on The Haunting of Hill House
“Jackson crafts a labyrinth of psychological tension through Merricat’s distinctive first-person narration, creating an authoritative context for this tale of dark neurosis. The text relies on ritual and arsenic as recurring…”
Horror Reads editorial team, Horror desk · on We Have Always Lived in the Castle: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Deluxe)
📋 Editions by Shirley Jackson in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Haunting of Hill House | 2019 | Penguin Books | 288 | 9780143134770 |
| The Haunting of Hill House | 2009 | Penguin Group | 256 | 9780141191447 |
| We Have Always Lived in the Castle: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edi | 2006 | Penguin Classics | 160 | 9780143039976 |
| The Haunting of Hill House | 2006 | Penguin Classics | 182 | 9780143039983 |
| The Haunting of Hill House: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) | 2016 | Penguin Classics | 272 | 9780143129370 |
| The Lottery and Other Stories: 75th Anniversary Edition | 2023 | Picador USA | — | 9781250910158 |
| We Have Always Lived in the Castle: (Penguin Orange Collection) | 2016 | Penguin Classics | 160 | 9780143129547 |
| The Haunting of Hill House | 2013 | Penguin Classics | 288 | 9780143122357 |
| Hangsaman | 2013 | Penguin Classics | 218 | 9780143107040 |
| Best of the Strand Magazine: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tale | 2025 | Blackstone Publishing | 466 | 9798228017245 |
| The Sundial | 2014 | Penguin Classics | 240 | 9780143107064 |
| Dark Tales | 2017 | Penguin Classics | 208 | 9780143132004 |
| Shirley Jackson: Novels and Stories (Loa #204): The Lottery / Th | 2010 | Library of America | 827 | 9781598530728 |
| The Bird's Nest | 2014 | Penguin Classics | 256 | 9780143107033 |
| The Haunting of Hill House (Movie Tie-In) | 2018 | Penguin Books | 246 | 9780143134190 |
| The Shirley Jackson Collection: A Library of America Boxed Set | 2020 | Library of America | 1732 | 9781598536713 |
| We Have Always Lived in the Castle | 2021 | Penguin Classics | 160 | 9780143134831 |
| The Lottery and Other Stories | 2019 | Picador USA | 464 | 9781250239365 |
| Shirley Jackson: Four Novels of the 1940s & 50s (Loa #336): The | 2020 | Library of America | 850 | 9781598536706 |
| Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished Nove | 2013 | Penguin Publishing Group | 288 | 9780143107118 |
| Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings | 2016 | Random House Trade | 448 | 9780812987324 |
| Just an Ordinary Day: Stories | 1997 | Bantam | 448 | 9780553378337 |
| McSweeney's Issue 47 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) | 2014 | McSweeney's | — | 9781938073861 |
| The Letters of Shirley Jackson | 2022 | Random House Trade | 672 | 9780593134658 |
| The Lottery and Other Writings | 2022 | Delhi Open Books | — | 9789395346474 |
| We Have Always Lived in the Castle | 2009 | Penguin Group | 158 | 9780141191454 |
| The Lottery and Other Stories | 2010 | Penguin Group | 302 | 9780141191430 |
| The Book of Revelation | 2022 | Legare Street Press | — | 9781018098517 |
| Caged Women: Incarceration, Representation, & Media | 2018 | Routledge | 258 | 9781138297401 |
| The Road Through the Wall | 2013 | Penguin Group | 208 | 9780141392004 |
