L. Frank Baum was a sickly boy who was educated mostly at home, where he became a voracious reader. He soon combined this love of literature with an ability to create a lasting classic. He had plenty ...

The movie and Broadway musical are based on Maguire’s 1995 novel ‘Wicked,’ itself an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at ...

Local “Wizard of Oz” fans will have much to celebrate in Mattydale on Saturday afternoon. The Lyman Frank Baum Foundation Incorporated of Syracuse is hosting a “magical celebration” from 1 to 5 p.m.

At the turn of the century when children’s literature was rife with moral lessons and cautionary violence, L. Frank Baum set about writing a great American children’s story, free from the cumbersome ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In an interview, which you can watch below, Maguire talks about coming up with the name of Elphaba ...