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In 'Hiddensee,' Gregory Maguire Gets Under The Shell Of 'The Nutcracker'

Author Gregory Maguire made his name rewriting fairy tales. Now, he's taken on The Nutcracker — a beloved holiday classic, yes, but one that Maguire says makes no sense as it's usually performed.

In 'Hiddensee,' Gregory Maguire Gets Under The Shell Of 'The Nutcracker'

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'After Alice' Gets Lost In Wonderland, Sensible Bestie Comes To Her Rescue

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'After Alice' Gets Lost In Wonderland, Sensible Bestie Comes To Her Rescue

Gregory Maguire, of Wicked fame, has written a kind of parallel narrative to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. This story focuses on Ada, a friend who knows Alice needs help getting home.

'After Alice' Gets Lost In Wonderland, Sensible Bestie Comes To Her Rescue

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Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites
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Best Books Of 2010

Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites

It's that time of year again! Susan Stamberg chats with three independent booksellers about their favorite reads of the year, from an atlas of remote islands to a children's book about feminist heroes.

Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites

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NPR's Holiday Favorites

Matchless: A Christmas Story

Every year, NPR asks a writer to compose an original story with a Christmas theme. This year, Gregory Maguire reinvents the Hans Christian Andersen classic "The Little Match Girl" for a new time and new audiences.

Matchless: A Christmas Story

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'Click:' One Book, 10 Authors

When book editor Arthur Levine invited author Ruth Ozeki to team up with nine other writers to create a new novel, she thought he was nuts. The literary tag team came up with Click, the story of a globe-trotting photojournalist as viewed from a variety of perspectives.

'Click:' One Book, 10 Authors

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Maguire's 'Witch,' Better Read Than Dead

Gregory Maguire has returned to Oz for another look at the workings of good and evil in the Emerald City. The author tells Liane Hansen about Son of a Witch, the sequel to his 1995 best-seller Wicked.

Maguire's 'Witch,' Better Read Than Dead

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