In short, people are finding Oz everywhere but in the original books by L. Frank Baum — who invented the place in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and its 13 sequels (after his death in 1919 ...

In short, people are finding Oz everywhere but in the original books by L. Frank Baum — who invented the place in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and its 13 sequels (after his death in 1919 ...

The Wizard of Oz was an entertainment franchise before franchises were a concept. The original 14-book series by Baum is a rich tapestry of dark fantasy with bizarre characters and settings.

When we think of The Wizard of Oz, we often think of the 1939 blockbuster film starring Judy Garland. After all, it was both ...

Released 40 years ago this week, The Wizard of Oz sequel Return to Oz was as scary as it was unconventional. It was a box ...

Frank Baum published 14 books over the next 20 years in the “Oz” series. In 1939, it was famously adapted into a movie starring Judy Garland, revolutionizing the use of color in cinema.

Once in a while authorship runs in the family.Kingsley Amis` son Martin is now nearly as well-known in England and considered ever so much more with-it.We Americans can point proudly to mother-and ...

A complete set of first editions of Chittenango native L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" books will be sold for more than $30,000 at a "Wizard of Oz" auction from Heritage Auctions.

But even if you've read all the Oz books, don't be too sure that you know what to expect from these characters. As with everyone in Amy's Oz, they've come a long way since 1904.

Baum's books are still in print. But except for the interesting, ill-fated "Return to Oz" (1985), no modern "Oz" spinoff has ...