Gregory Maguire — author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West — just announced his next novel!
30 years after the release of Wicked, which inspired both the musical and film series of the same name, Maguire revealed he'll be releasing a book about Galinda's origin story, titled Galinda: A Charmed Childhood in September 2026.
Galinda the Good Witch is played by Ariana Grande in the Wicked films, while Cynthia Erivo plays Elphaba. Wicked mainly focuses on Elphaba's backstory and how she became the Wicked Witch of the West prior to the events of The Wizard of Oz.
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According to the book’s description, Galinda: A Charmed Childhood will explore her life before we meet her in Wicked, tracing the experiences that shaped her and ultimately led to her transformation from Galinda to Glinda the Good Witch.
"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 who disapprove of her family’s business strategies," the description reads. "Enmired in the self-satisfactions and unnamed timidities of childhood, Galinda finds in herself neither canniness nor the need to cultivate it. However, as her father deftly pivots around the snares and nets laid for him by his competitors, Galinda begins to dance toward a life that might lift her above her proud, if hardscrabble, childhood."
"Galinda reveals the girl behind the bubbly, shallow cliché—offering fans of Wicked their first richer glimpse into the life of a beloved and iconic character," it concludes.
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Galinda: A Charmed Childhoodwill come 31 years after Wicked was first published in 1995. The Wicked novel was inspired by L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was adapted into the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland.
After publishing Wicked, Maguire wrote more books about The Wizard of Oz characters, including Son of a Witch (2005), A Lion Among Men (2008) and Out of Oz (2011).
After the release of Wicked in 2024,Maguire told People that he was "enormously proud" of the film adaptation and that he cried the entire time while watching the first film.
Galinda: A Charmed Childhood will release on Sept. 29, 2026 and is available for preorder now. Wicked: For Good is now showing in U.S. theaters.
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