The 14-book series centered around the world of Oz and its lore is the basis for any live-action adaptations. Here it is, in ...

L. Frank Baum was a sickly boy who was educated mostly at home, where he became a voracious reader. He soon created a lasting ...

A handful of films and TV shows, adapted from books, took home awards at the 82nd annual Golden Globes. See the complete list ...

Long before Wicked reimagined the Witch of the West as a dissident resisting fascism, Oz was a hotbed of political commentary ...

Frank Baum’s children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” But beyond that, the details feel familiar, too: Shiz University resembles Hogwarts; Glinda’s posse acts like “Mean Girls ...

May 6, 1919(1919-05-06) (aged 62) Hollywood, California Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American narratives. By 1900, when The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published ...

In January, the Wilson Public Library will launch its 11th One Book One Cozad program with the selection of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum. While most think they know the ...

Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ... "but Dorothy assures me that it works finely with the Oz people." Another Baum book, The Sea Fairies (1911)—not officially an Oz novel, but ...