Vol. 67, no. 2 (Autumn 2023)
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah K. Crotzer |
| Production Editor | Sarah K. Crotzer (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| News Editor | Zoe O’Haillin-Berne |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Oz Gazette Editor | Nick Campbell |
| Editorial Assistant | Christina Maffa |
Front cover art by W. W. Denslow (color plate for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Interior front cover art by William Austin Starmer and Frederick Waite Starmer (sheet music cover for The Land of Nod)
Interior back cover art by Ann Tseng (pre-production art for The Tin Woods)
Back cover art by W. W. Denslow (advertising poster for the Chicago Times-Herald)
Autumn 2023 Selected Contents
This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.
The Journey to The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Part 1)
In the first half of his interview with editor Sarah K. Crotzer, Oz and Baum expert Michael Patrick Hearn discusses his early experiences with Oz, how he came to write The Annotated Wizard of Oz, and the reactions of the faculty at his college. The second half will be published in 2024.
Oz Under Scrutiny: The Annotated Wizard of Oz
Sarah K. Crotzer looks at reviews of The Annotated Wizard of Oz contemporary with its original publication. Includes vintage advertising.
The Musical Fantasies of W. W. Denslow
Robert Lamont pens a comprehensively detailed examination of W. W. Denslow’s career as a theatrical costume designer, including Little Robinson Crusoe, The Wizard of Oz, The Pearl and the Pumpkin, The Land of Nod, and the unmade Father Goose. Includes Denslow illustrations of relevant costume designs and many vintage photographs and clippings.
Dunkiton Press: A Checklist of Pamphlets
Ruth Berman provides a checklist, with detailed notes, of her Dunkiton Press pamphlets that have reprinted rare Oz-related writing and illustrations for the past three decades.
In Memoriam
Betty Ann Bruno (child performer, MGM’s The Wizard of Oz).
Reviews
The Tin Woods (short film; reviewer Sarah K. Crotzer)
Lynch/Oz (documentary film; reviewer Paul Dana)
American Conservatory Theater’s The Wizard of Oz (theater; reviewer Paul Dana)
Queer Oz: L. Frank Baum’s Trans Tales and Other Astounding Adventures in Sex and Gender by Tison Pugh (non-fiction; reviewer Dee Michel)