Gregory Maguire's new Wicked prequel book Elphie expands on Elphaba's tragic relationship with the flying monkeys.

Elphie: A Wicked Childhood is certainly worth reading for diehard fans of the series (like myself), but the Elphaba prequel struggles because it doesn't really know where it belongs — which is ...

Gregory Maguire says publishing a “Wicked” prequel on the heels of the wildly successful movie adaptation may seem like ...

That’s what Massachusetts Author Gregory Maguire explores in his new book, “Elphie”, which was released Tuesday. The book expands the “Wicked” universe and reflects on Elphaba’s life ...

If you were enchanted by 2024's smash hit movie “Wicked,” you might enjoy reading Elphaba’s backstory. Author Gregory Maguire, whose book inspired the movie and the musical, spoke with The Culture ...

For fans, like me, looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie," the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at Elphaba ...

Fri, March 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM UTC The latest is Elphie, a prequel that takes fans ... the Witch of the West’s origins in the 1995 novel Wicked, which served as the inspiration for the musical ...

Those familiar only with the musical can still enjoy “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series but chronologically the first. An Ozian bildungsroman, it relates how the infant Elphie ...

For fans, like me, looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie” provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at Elphaba Thropp, the beloved green heroine ...

For fans, like me, looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at ...

Elphie is available as a deluxe hardcover ... Before it captivated fans on the silver screen, Wicked brought (and still does!) over 15,000 people every week to New York City’s Gershwin Theater.

For fans, like me, looking to fill their "Wicked" obsession, "Elphie," the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at Elphaba ...