Every book Winnie Holtzman recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Winnie Holtzman

Who said what is determined automatically. In hand-checked samples, at least 6% of mentions were credited to the wrong speaker — sometimes an interviewer’s line recorded as the guest’s, sometimes the reverse. Every entry below quotes the words and links to the episode, so you can check it.

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   Wicked

   Gregory Maguire · Discussed · 1 episode

   Wicked by Gregory Maguire is a revisionist fantasy novel published in 1995 that reimagines the Land of Oz and serves as the source material for the hit musical and the iconic 1939 film adaptation.

   Discussed

   “you know Gregory's novel is is very political it is about the um a fistic leader a a a person who had has conned the country into believing certain things about them that aren't true in order to stay in power he has uh othered you might say to use the Contemporary language he has othered the animals of Oz”

   The Book Review How ‘Wicked’ Screenwriter Winnie Holzman Reimagined Oz 2025-02-27 Listen at 6:20

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible

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