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.

03 November 2015

zO fo paM suoiretsyM ehT

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At the Hungry Tiger Talk blog, David Maxine has been presenting his research into the many maps of Oz. In his latest , he shares informati...
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02 November 2015

“What’s New” with Wondermore, 7 Nov.

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On Saturday, 7 November, I’m going to moderate a panel of new children’s-book authors at Wondermore’s “What’s New in Children’s Books” co...
01 November 2015

A Robin Reader

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Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder is a collection of serious essays about the sensational character find of 1940, published on the occasion of his 7...
29 September 2015

The Electric “Elements of Oz”

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Elements of Oz is a new stage/video show that seems to combine an homage to the MGM movie with Ozma’s Magic Picture. (Which, as we all kn...
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21 January 2015

Woodsman, Spare This Retelling

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Today’s New York Times offers Laura Collins-Hughes’s review of The Woodsman , an hourlong play inspired by  The Tin Woodman of Oz : A ...
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24 November 2014

Having Trouble with This Aspect of Darren Wilson’s Testmony

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According to Officer Darren Wilson, after his first brief exchange on 9 August with Michael Brown and Dorian Johnson about walking in a Ferg...
21 November 2014

The Benghazi Strain of OIP Derangement Syndrome

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One easy diagnostic test for OIP Derangement Syndrome is an abiding belief in conspiracies and secrets surrounding the fatal attack on the ...
20 November 2014

Publishers as Venture Capitalists?

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Another of Paul Levitz’s observations about the publishing industry last week was that book publishers have usually operated like bankers....
19 November 2014

A Paradox of Geek Fandom

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Last week I sat in on a discussion with Paul Levitz, former President at DC Comics, at MIT’s Media Lab. (The door to the building said I h...
18 November 2014

“The Wizard of Oz teapot tempest”

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In 1957 Ralph Ulveling, director of the Detroit Public Library, received nationwide criticism for remarks he was reported as having made abo...
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