Elphie was born green, with razor-sharp teeth, which established her as an elemental being closer to nature than civilization. She is around three at the novel’s outset and has shed her bestial ...

“I wanted to get my hands on Elphie as a child, before I died and before somebody else did. Now this is intellectual property that’s escaped through my chimney, and it seems to be owned by the ...

If you breeze through Elphie, there are plenty of other books worth reading. We found the best Wicked-themed books — from collector’s items to memoirs written by the original Broadway cast ...

Instead, “Elphie” serves as a psychological backstory to understand Elphaba’s character, explaining what made her one of the most iconic witches in literacy, theater and film.

If you breeze through Elphie, there are plenty of other books worth reading. We found the best Wicked-themed books — from collector’s items to memoirs written by the original Broadway cast ...

“Elphie” may even surprise devoted followers of the Wicked Years. The series is intended for adults (broadly defined) and grapples with mature themes. Yet Mr. Maguire, a scholar of fantasy and ...

Instead, “Elphie” serves as a psychological backstory to understand Elphaba’s character, explaining what made her one of the most iconic witched in literacy, theater and film.

Maybe what appears as wickedness began in the witch’s childhood. That’s what Massachusetts Author Gregory Maguire explores in his new book, “Elphie”, which was released Tuesday.

Instead, "Elphie" serves as a psychological backstory to understand Elphaba's character, explaining what made her one of the most iconic witched in literacy, theater and film.

Instead, “Elphie” serves as a psychological backstory to understand Elphaba's character, explaining what made her one of the most iconic witched in literacy, theater and film.