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The Letters of Shirley Jackson

by Shirley Jackson, Bernice M. Murphy ...

A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill HouseNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS • “This biography-through-letters gives an intimate and warm voice to the imagination behind the treasury of uncanny tales that is Shirley Jackson’s legacy.”—Joyce Carol OatesShirley Jackson is one of ... Read more

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A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill HouseNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS • “This biography-through-letters gives an intimate and warm voice to the imagination behind the treasury of uncanny tales that is Shirley Jackson’s legacy.”—Joyce Carol OatesShirley Jackson is one of
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The Hunger and Other Stories

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"A memorable first book of fiction, one which belongs on any shelf of the best contemporary weird tales." - August Derleth, Chicago Tribune"[E]xtraordinary . . . gives Mr. Beaumont undeniable stature as an artist." - N. Y. Herald Tribune"Charles Beaumont was a genius . . . and one hell of a storyteller." - Dean R. Koontz"The name of Charles Beaumont will be honored and recognized for generations ... Read more

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"A memorable first book of fiction, one which belongs on any shelf of the best contemporary weird tales." - August Derleth, Chicago Tribune"[E]xtraordinary . . . gives Mr. Beaumont undeniable stature as an artist." - N. Y. Herald Tribune"Charles Beaumont was a genius . . . and one hell of a storyteller." - Dean R. Koontz"The name of Charles Beaumont will be honored and recognized for generations
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Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic

Fifty-Four Neglected Authors, Actors, Artists and Others

Edited by Elizabeth McCarthy, Bernice M. Murphy ...

In recent years horror and gothic themes have penetrated mainstream popular culture in a manner unseen since the horror boom of the 1970s. Primetime television viewers who before might not have shown interest in such late-night fare now happily settle down after dinner to watch zombie or serial killer shows. This collection of 54 biographical essays examines many overlooked and underrated figures ... Read more

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In recent years horror and gothic themes have penetrated mainstream popular culture in a manner unseen since the horror boom of the 1970s. Primetime television viewers who before might not have shown interest in such late-night fare now happily settle down after dinner to watch zombie or serial killer shows. This collection of 54 biographical essays examines many overlooked and underrated figures
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The Highway Horror Film

by Bernice M. Murphy ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
The Highway Horror Film argues that 'Highway Horror' is a hither-to overlooked sub-genre of the American horror movie. In these films, the American landscape is by its very accessibility rendered terrifyingly hostile, and encounters with other travellers almost always have sinister outcomes. ... Read more

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The Highway Horror Film argues that 'Highway Horror' is a hither-to overlooked sub-genre of the American horror movie. In these films, the American landscape is by its very accessibility rendered terrifyingly hostile, and encounters with other travellers almost always have sinister outcomes.
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Twenty-First-Century Popular Fiction

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It Came From the 1950s!

Popular Culture, Popular Anxieties

by Darryl Jones, Elizabeth McCarthy, Bernice M. Murphy ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
An eclectic and insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties and desires of their times. 1950s popular culture is analysed by leading scholars and critics such as Christopher Frayling, Mark Jancovich, Kim Newman and David J. Skal. ... Read more

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An eclectic and insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties and desires of their times. 1950s popular culture is analysed by leading scholars and critics such as Christopher Frayling, Mark Jancovich, Kim Newman and David J. Skal.
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Key Concepts in Contemporary Popular Fiction

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The Letters of Shirley Jackson

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Narrated by Kirsten Potter, Gary Bennett, Linda Jones ...

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A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill Housei must stop writing letters and get to writing a novel.Shirley Jackson is one of the most important American authors of the last hundred years and among our greatest chroniclers of the female experience. This extraordinary compilation of personal ... Read more

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A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill Housei must stop writing letters and get to writing a novel.Shirley Jackson is one of the most important American authors of the last hundred years and among our greatest chroniclers of the female experience. This extraordinary compilation of personal
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Heads of the Colored People

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by Nafissa Thompson-Spires ...

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo ...

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Winner of the PEN Open Book Award * Winner of the Whiting Award * Longlisted for the National Book Award and Aspen Words Literary Prize * Nominated for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize * Finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Los Angeles Times Book PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year by Refinery29, NPR, The Root, HuffPost, V... ... Read more

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Winner of the PEN Open Book Award * Winner of the Whiting Award * Longlisted for the National Book Award and Aspen Words Literary Prize * Nominated for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize * Finalist for the Kirkus Prize and Los Angeles Times Book PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year by Refinery29, NPR, The Root, HuffPost, V...
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Let Me Tell You

New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings

by Shirley Jackson ...

Narrated by Karissa Vacker, Gary Bennett, Kirsten Potter, Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Linda Jones ...

Unabridged

12 hours 54 min

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • From the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill House, a spectacular volume of previously unpublished and uncollected stories, essays, and other writings.Features “Family Treasures,” nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Short StoryShirley Jackson is one of the most important American writers of the last hundred years. Since her ... Read more

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • From the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill House, a spectacular volume of previously unpublished and uncollected stories, essays, and other writings.Features “Family Treasures,” nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Short StoryShirley Jackson is one of the most important American writers of the last hundred years. Since her
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A House Is a Body

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by Shruti Swamy ...

Narrated by Soneela Nankani ...

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6 hours 30 min

"This collection will change the way all stories—short and long—are told, written, and consumed." —KIESE LAYMON, author of HeavyIn two-time O. Henry-prize winner Swamy's debut collection of stories, dreams collide with reality, modernity collides with antiquity, myth with true identity, and women grapple with desire, with ego, with motherhood and mortality. In "Earthly Pleasures," Radika, a young ... Read more

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"This collection will change the way all stories—short and long—are told, written, and consumed." —KIESE LAYMON, author of HeavyIn two-time O. Henry-prize winner Swamy's debut collection of stories, dreams collide with reality, modernity collides with antiquity, myth with true identity, and women grapple with desire, with ego, with motherhood and mortality. In "Earthly Pleasures," Radika, a young
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Unbought and Unbossed

by Shirley Chisholm ...

Narrated by Marcella Cox ...

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In this classic work—a blend of memoir, social criticism, and political analysis that remains relevant today—the first Black Congresswoman to serve in American history, New York’s dynamic representative Shirley Chisholm, traces her extensive political struggle and examines the problems that have long plagued the American system of government.“Shirley Chisholm created a path for me and for so many ... Read more

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In this classic work—a blend of memoir, social criticism, and political analysis that remains relevant today—the first Black Congresswoman to serve in American history, New York’s dynamic representative Shirley Chisholm, traces her extensive political struggle and examines the problems that have long plagued the American system of government.“Shirley Chisholm created a path for me and for so many
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