Hello,

This October, we have a Friday the 13th and Halloween: it's the perfect time for a spooky read. Get ready to hide under the covers with Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

A Creepy Story
Merricat tells of her life with her sister Constance and Uncle Julian at Blackwood House, the site where most of their family was poisoned. The townfolk avoid the family out of fear, and Merricat tries to keep the family safe with a web of buried magic objects. When cousin Charles shows up, it's clear the magic isn't working, and dark family secrets are revealed.

Discuss & Win
Are you afraid of Dracula, Frankenstein, or other goblins and ghouls? Tell us your favorite scary stories, and enter to win a copy of a new ghost story: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield.

Happy reading,

Jennifer
Book Club Host

P.S. Right now I'm also reading The Black Cat by Robert Poe.