Gregory Maguire is working on a new Wicked book!

The author of the original “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” novel, which the Broadway musical and two-part movie adaptation are based on, will be writing another prequel, this time focused on Galinda’s adolescence.

In the forthcoming novel, “Galinda: A Charmed Childhood,” Gregory will chart the origin story of Galinda, who she was before she became who she was at Shiz University and beyond.

Here’s a synopsis, via Harper Collins : The youngest of four children in a high-born family down on their luck, Galinda is both pampered and ignored. Her natural grace promises to elevate her in the district dance competitions—but these efforts distract her from seeing the growing resentments of local merchants w

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