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Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , is sharing Galinda Upland's story in a new book

The author will unveil the Good Witch's childhood in his latest novel, Galinda: A Charmed Childhood

The HarperCollins book will be released on Sept. 29, 2026

Galinda Upland has an announcement! Her childhood story will be told in Gregory Maguire's latest novel.

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West novelist Gregory Maguire is taking readers back to Oz, and telling the story of Glinda the Good Witch in a new novel. The novel will follow the story of the Good Witch played by Ariana Grande in the Wicked films, opposite Cynthia Erivo 's Elphaba.

Maguire is releasing Galinda: A Charmed Childhood in September

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