Submitted by Penguin Bookshop on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 4:09pm.
Mon, 04/05/2010 - 9:00am
Join us for Monday Night at the Lectures with author Gregory Maguire. The
Penguin Bookshop is the exclusive bookseller at this event. For
information and/or ticket sales call 412-622-8866 or visit PITTSBURGHLECTURES.ORG
WIZARD OF WICKED
An entertaining and
thought-provoking speaker, Gregory Maguire is best known for rewriting
fairy tales to highlight their intriguing moral questions. His
best-seller, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the
West, turned the story of The Wizard of Oz inside out and is
the origin of the Tony Award-winning musical. Maguire is also a national
figure in children’s literature education and has written more than a
dozen books for children. His lectures feature the voices of his
characters and appeal to all ages.
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