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The United States is turning 250 years old in July, and we are celebrating with a special book club highlighting American classics, new and old, in literature. February's pick: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
The Haunting of Hill House follows a group of paranormal investigators as they investigate potentially supernatural events occurring at the Hill House mansion. Are the events actually happening? Is the house actually haunted? Are the investigators slowly descending into grief and madness?
First published in 1959, The Haunting of Hill House is a classic haunted house story and one of the best horror novels ever written. The novel has spawned multiple film, television, stage and radio adaptations.
January: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
February: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
March: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
April: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
May: There There by Tommy Orange