Let Me Tell You

By Shirley Jackson, Laurence Jackson Hyman (editor), Sarah Hyman DeWitt (editor) , Ruth Franklin (foreword)

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From the peerless author of The Lottery and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, this is a treasure trove of deliciously dark and funny stories, essays, lectures, letters and drawings.

Let Me Tell You brings together the brilliantly eerie short stories Jackson is best known for with frank and…

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1 author picked Let Me Tell You as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

For anyone who’s ever read and enjoyed Shirley Jackson’s work, this book is a treasure. It contains previously unpublished essays, short stories, musings, and even drawings by the author of The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

The stories are quintessential Jackson: eerie, poignant, sometimes funny, always memorable, and each is very different from the next. Jackson writes about her kids, her husband, her house, and the mundane in a way that’s charming and relatable.

Her stories touch on subjects from distrust to marital harmony (sometimes these topics are two sides of the…

Draakensky: A Supernatural Tale of Magick and Romance

By Paula Cappa,

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A murder. A wind sorcerer. A dark spirit.

On Draakensky Windmill Estate, magick and mystery rule. Sketch artist Charlotte Knight is hired to live on the estate while illustrating poetry under the direction of the reclusive spinster, and wind witch, Jaa Morland—who believes in ghosts. Charlotte quickly encounters the voice of a ghost and a sinister figure lurking in the shadows. 

Charlotte takes refuge in Marc Sexton, a charismatic local with knowledge of Celtic magick—who wears a silver wolf amulet around his neck. With his dark secrets of the Otherworld and his magickal powers, they delve into a world of…

Draakensky: A Supernatural Tale of Magick and Romance

By Paula Cappa,

What is this book about?

A murder. A wind sorcerer. A dark spirit. On Draakensky, magick dictates destiny.

The Chief of Police discovers an elderly woman dead in the Mianus River. There is a ghost who resides here and flings its words through the spinning air. River magic too, streams across Draakensky Windmill estate, conjuring a secret in Bedford, New York.

Sketch artist Charlotte Knight arrives on Draakensky to a bright opportunity. She is hired to illustrate the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke under the direction of Jaa Morland, the recluse spinster of Draakensky. Jaa, a believer in ghosts, instructs Charlotte to ‘draw the ghosts.’…


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