I normally don't disclose which BookMen have nominated titles for our reading list, but since it doesn't appear my nomination of Gregory Maguire's Wicked for next year's list is gaining traction, I am going to unmask myself here. If nothing else, it's an excuse (just in time for Halloween!) to share this New York Times article, "The Wicked Witch of the West: A Heroine for Our Time." In it, Salamishah Tillet traces the evolution of the character from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) to the unforgettable 1939 film, and on to Maguire's 1995 novel (the first of a four-part series), the basis for the 2003 musical "Wicked"--now a film, which will be released in two installments, the first on Nov. 22.
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