Oz and Ends

Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.

Showing posts with label BOOK Magic of Oz. Show all posts

Showing posts with label BOOK Magic of Oz. Show all posts

23 July 2020

Making the Most of the Magic of Oz Manuscript

Back in 2005 I examined L. Frank Baum’s handwritten manuscript of The Magic of Oz at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, comparing ...

21 July 2020

Plotting Magic

The Magic of Oz remains one of my most favorite Oz books by L. Frank Baum because of how its plot works so well. The book has three nar...

21 August 2012

Ozma, the Birthday Girl

Though L. Frank Baum probably never intended to convey this information, today is the birthday of Ozma , fairy queen of Oz. Some passages...

24 January 2012

Developing the Deadly Desert

The new issue of The Baum Bugle , the International Wizard of Oz Club ’s main journal, includes two articles about the Deadly Desert that su...

13 July 2010

How Much Can Change in Two Years

Eric Gjovaag’s Wonderful Blog of Oz notes an Ozzy challenge on Jeopardy last night, and notes that the “answer” was inaccurately worded in...

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