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Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', ''Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister'', and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories. Maguire published his first novel, ''The Lightning Time'', in 1978. ''Wicked'', published in 1995, was his first novel for adults. Though unsuccessful at first, it was adapted into a popular Broadway musical in 2003. Maguire is married to American painter Andy Newman, in one of the first gay marriages performed in the state of New York. They have three children. Biography Born and raised in Albany, New York, Gregory Maguire is the middle child of four. His mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his father sent him to live with an aunt, who later turned him over to a local orphanage. Maguire's father later remarried and had three more children with his new wif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Wicked Years
''The Wicked Years'' is a series of novels by Gregory Maguire that present a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum's ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', its 1939 film adaptation, and related books. This is a very different and cynical look at Oz than its depictions in the books by L. Frank Baum or the film(s). Unlike the originals, these books are targeted limitedly for mature readers, meaning they are not intended for children. This Oz is beset with many social problems like the discrimination against sentient animals (called Animals in the book) and racial tensions between the various human ethnic groups in Oz. Many of the protagonists in the ''Wizard of Oz'' are presented either as antagonists or neutral. The first book in the series, ''Wicked'', was adapted into a successful musical of the same name. The novels There are four books in the series. In 2021, the author continues with the story with the first novel in a three book series called: "Another Day." The first novel, publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987—whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded in 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company—together with Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded in 1819), acquired in 1989. The worldwide CEO of HarperCollins is Brian Murray. HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes many different imprints, both former independent publishing houses and new imprints. History Collins Harper Mergers and acquisitions Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Children's Book And Literacy Alliance
National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA) is an American non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of literacy, literature, and libraries for young people. It was founded in 1997 by Mary Brigid Barrett and other children's book authors and illustrators. NCBLA serves as a nonpartisan advocate by creating and developing special projects and events that promote literacy, literature, libraries, and the arts. The group organized the production of the book ''Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out'' () in 2008, in collaboration with Candlewick Press and 108 children's book authors and illustrators. The board of directors currently includes: Mary Brigid Barrett, Helen Kampion, Carol Greenwald, Susan Cooper, Nikki Grimes, Steven Kellogg, Daphne Kalmar, Patricia MacLachlan, Patricia McKissack, Grant Oliphant, Katherine Paterson Katherine Womelsdorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is an American writer best known for children's novels, including '' Bridge to Tera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnassus (literary Magazine)
''Parnassus'' is the annual literary arts magazine of Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The magazine has been in publication since 1965, and was a bi-annual publication until 2008, when it switched to a yearly publication, with issues released at the end of each year's spring semester in May. ''Parnassus'' is a free publication, and copies can be found at the Haverhill campus of NECC while available. ''Parnassus'' is edited by students of NECC, and its contents feature student work in the areas of fiction, poetry, creative non fiction, photography, and other assorted artwork. The magazine's advisor has been professor Patrick Lochelt since 2006. The magazine is a part of the Liberal Arts department at NECC, and membership in the editorial staff is open to all current NECC students in either the fall or spring semesters each year. Guest authors and artists Since 2008, ''Parnassus'' has regularly featured work from notable New England-area guest authors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve Stories Of Identity
Twelve or 12 may refer to: * 12 (number) * December, the twelfth and final month of the year Years * 12 BC * AD 12 * 1912 * 2012 Film * ''Twelve'' (2010 film), based on the 2002 novel * ''12'' (2007 film), by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov * ''12'' (2003 film), by American filmmaker Lawrence Bridges Literature * '' 12: The Elements of Great Managing'', a 2006 business book by Rodd Wagner and James K. Hartjker * ''Twelve'' (novel), 2002 novel by Nick McDonell * ''Twelve'', a 2007 novel by Lauren Myracle, part of ''The Winnie Years'' * Twelve (publisher), an imprint of Grand Central Publishing * ''Twelve'', a 2009 novel by Jasper Kent Music * ''12'' (The Notwist album), 1995 * ''12'' (Herbert Grönemeyer album), 2007 * ''12'' (Keller Williams album), 2007 * ''12'' (Fiskales Ad-Hok album), 2009 * ''12'' (ASAP Twelvyy album), 2017 * ''12'' (Sloan album), 2018 * ''12 (American Song Book)'', Mina album, 2012 * ''12!'', Sonny Stitt album, 1972 * ''Twelve'' (Coba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Mythic Forest
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Tales may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Tales'' (album), a 1995 album by Marcus Miller * ''Tales'' (film), a 2014 Iranian film * ''Tales'' (TV series), an American television series * ''Tales'' (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure game * ''Tales'' (video game series), a series of role-playing games *"Tales", or "Tales from the Forest of Gnomes", a song by Wolfmother from ''Wolfmother'' *"Tales", a song by Schoolboy Q from ''Crash Talk'' Geography *Tales, Castellón, a municipality in Spain *Täles Railway (other), two railway lines in Baden-Württemberg in Germany People *Rémi Tales (born 1984), French rugby union player *Tales Schütz, Brazilian footballer See also *Tale (other) Tale may refer to: * Narrative, or story, a report of real or imaginary connected events * TAL effector (TALE), a type of DNA binding protein * Tale, Albania, a resort town * Tale, Iran, a village * Tale, Maharashtra, a village in Ratnagiri distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a tornado. Upon her arrival in Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West. The book was first published in the United States in May 1900 by the George M. Hill Company. In January 1901, the publishing company completed printing the first edition, a total of 10,000 copies, which quickly sold out. It had sold three million copies by the time it entered the public domain in 1956. It was often reprinted under the title ''The Wizard of Oz'', which is the title of the successful 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the classic 1939 live-action film. The ground-breaking success of both the original 1900 novel and the 1902 Broadway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow (Oz)
The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow. In his first appearance, the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one. In reality, he is only two days old and merely naïve. Throughout the course of the novel, he proves to have the brains he seeks and is later recognized as "the wisest man in all of Oz," although he continues to credit the Wizard for them. He is, however, wise enough to know his own limitations and all too happy to hand the rulership of Oz, passed to him by the Wizard, to Princess Ozma, and become one of her trusted advisors, though he typically spends more time having fun than advising. Character biography In ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' In Baum's classic 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', the living scarecrow encounters Dorothy Gale in a field in the Munchkin Country while she is on her way to the Emerald City. He tells her about his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror, Mirror (novel)
''Mirror, Mirror'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire, published in 2003. The novel is a revisionist version of the tale of Snow White set in rural Italy and featuring the historical Borgia family, with Lucrezia Borgia in the role of the Evil Queen. Plot summary In Montefiore, Italy in the early 16th century, a nobleman named Don Vicente de Nevada lives on a small estate with his seven-year-old daughter, Bianca, and a small staff, two of whom are Primavera, an earthy cook and a friar Fra Ludovico. The eponymous mirror was fashioned by dwarves and left in the pond to temper, where, at the beginning of the novel, it is found by de Nevada. Life is good for the family until the day the duchess Lucrezia Borgia and her brother, Cesare, decadent children of a pope, come to visit. Cesare sends Vicente on a quest for a holy relic. While he is gone, Bianca becomes a young woman and Lucrezia becomes jealous of the girl's beauty and stealing Cesare's attention from Lucr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost (Maguire Novel)
''Lost'' is a 2001 novel by American author Gregory Maguire. Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, ''Lost'' is set in the real world. The novel's concept is that the protagonist is a distant relation of the man who inspired Charles Dickens' character of Ebenezer Scrooge. Plot summary Winifred Rudge is an American writer who travels to London to visit a distant cousin, and to research a new novel about a woman haunted by the ghost of Jack the Ripper. When she arrives, she discovers that her cousin has vanished, his apartment (once owned by a common ancestor of theirs: a man who was supposedly the inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge) is being renovated, and strange sounds are coming from the chimney. It seems the apartment is now haunted by a supernatural presence. Although the plot of the novel revolves around Winifred trying to chase down the ghost in her cousin's apartment, along the way a deep mystery that exists between Winifried and her cousin, John Comestor, is revealed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
