One thing you learn very quickly when you write fact-based fiction is that there will always be people in your audience who know as much about your topic as you do– and sometimes more! Such was the case when I … Continued
I’m delighted to have first-class Ozian, Walter Krueger as my guest today. We met earlier this year at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois. I was feeling a little nervous to get up and give a speech when I spotted his … Continued
Sue, I’m so delighted you could join me today. I loved meeting you earlier this year and I’m excited to share your stories with my readers! Can you start by telling us a little bit about the Gage house museum. … Continued
To celebrate the publication of Finding Dorothy in paperback (Tuesday, December 3rd) I’ve done a series of interviews of people and places related to Oz that I will be sharing over the next few weeks. I hope you will find … Continued
“Researching Matilda gave me a different, and deeper, understanding of that story, both the book and the movie. I’ve always loved the photo of Maud with Judy Garland, so I loved it that your story took flight from there.” For … Continued
You may think you know everything there is to know about the soft-hearted man of tin but there is a surprising secret history behind L. Frank Baum’s creation. For one thing, Jack Haley was not originally part of the cast. … Continued
Dah dun-dah dun-dah da dun… Can you hear the music in your head? I sure can. The dognapping Miss Gulch (who turns up in Oz as the Wicked Witch) still strikes terror in my heart! And so I have always … Continued
via GIPHY The wind began to switch – the house to pitch and suddenly the hinges started to unhitch. –We Welcome you to Munchkinland lyrics by Yip Harburg So how did the real-life wizards of special effects at M-G-M Studios get Dorothy’s house to spin … Continued
Remember that hit musical about the Wizard of Oz? Wicked, right? Or was that the 1970s version, The Wiz? Believe it or not, long before Wicked or The Wiz, before even the classic 1939 movie was filmed, The Wizard of … Continued
The role of the Scarecrow was immortalized by Ray Bolger in the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz, but he was not originally cast to play that role. First tapped to play the Tin Man, Bolger begged to be … Continued
