We’re taking this thrilling novel straight to the English countryside this summer, where we can read of protagonist Kate’s fleeing to her inherited Cumbrian cottage in peace. The Salem witch ...

"Wicked," starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, is based on the book of the same name by Gregory Maguire. But the book ...

After all, witches are the perfect metaphor for women living in contemporary societies who want to erase their rights, their bodies and their freedoms. Given how these ‘wise women’ were ...

In her book A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials, Laurie Winn Carlson draws on these events at length in the first few chapters; they make fascinating reading.

There are the five Gregory Maguire books that launched the "Wicked" phenomenon: "Wicked" (1995), "Son of a Witch" (2005), "A Lion Among Men" (2008), "Out of Oz" (2011) and "Tales Told in Oz" (2012).