The Wizard of Oz was an entertainment franchise before franchises were a concept. The original 14-book series by Baum is a rich tapestry of dark fantasy with bizarre characters and settings.

And of course there is the evergreen 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," which is likely to be popping up on TV all through the holiday season. Does anyone still read the "Oz" books? In short ...

Long before Wicked reimagined the Witch of the West as a dissident resisting fascism, Oz was a hotbed of political commentary. No, I'm not referring to ...

While filming The Wizard of Oz, Garland wore several different copies ... because it is adapted from the original book (the copyright for which has expired) and not the 1939 film, the slippers ...

“It’s kind of closing the book on a chapter of the ruby slippers for us and that’s OK,” Ms. Heitz said. “I think it’s a testament to how important ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is to the ...

A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" — and ... As Rhys Thomas, author of the book, "The Ruby Slippers of Oz," puts it, the sequined shoes from ...

A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and stolen ... As Rhys Thomas, author of the book, The Ruby Slippers of Oz, puts it, the sequined shoes from ...