A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire.Gregory Maguire's new Wicked prequel novel, Elphie: A Wicked Childhood, sheds further ...

A Wicked Childhood" to stars Idina Menzel and Cynthia Erivo, as well as all other performers to play the role of Elphaba.

The idea of the new book comes from parts of the 1995 original that had to be removed for length before it was published. The ...

The author caught up with PEOPLE about his new book, creating his iconic protagonist and his reaction to the 2024 movie ...

From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz, “Elphie” explores the moments in Elphaba’s life that ...

Almost 30 years after the publication of "Wicked," novelist Gregory Maguire offers readers Elphaba’s origin story in a new ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Most of the book is set in Quadling Country, where Elphaba's father is a missionary. “Elphie” gives a clearer look at the dynamics between Elphaba ...

We found the best Wicked-themed books that will give fans a deeper understanding of the major motion picture. From novels to ...

This week’s new releases include a biography of Yoko Ono, new fiction from Column McCann and the latest “Wicked” book “Elphie ...

Gregory Maguire extends his fictional expansion of L. Frank Baum’s Oz, traveling back to the childhood of the antiheroic ...

Gregory Maguire on how he got back into Elphaba's head for new "Wicked" prequel and what it was like watching Cynthia Erivo ...

Elphie” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series by Gregory Maguire, explores the earlier moments in Elphaba's life that led ...