Vol. 63, no. 3 (Winter 2019)
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah K. Crotzer |
| Production Editor | Sarah K. Crotzer (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Bugle Bulletin Editor | Jared Davis |
| Oz Gazette Editor | Nick Campbell |
Front cover art by Michael Herring (The Magic of Oz)
Interior front cover art by John R. Neill (The Magic of Oz)
Interior back cover art by Dick Martin (color guide for The Magic of Oz)
Back cover art by Dick Martin (drawing for The Magic of Oz)
Winter 2019 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.
PYRZQXGL: or, How to Do Things with Magic Words
Dennis Wilson Wise considers Baum’s unspeakable word in The Magic of Oz, examining its potential inspirations and setting it within the context of magic words throughout fantasy literature.
A Magic Night with the Uplifters
Inspired by a newspaper clipping in Harry Houdini’s scrapbooks, Ian Davis Smith recounts the one-time meeting of L. Frank Baum and the famed Chinese magician known as “Ching Ling Foo” (朱連魁). He also details the magician’s biography that led him to this point.
The Believing Child
A special reprint of the 1970 short story by Zenna Henderson, in which a young teacher recounts her creeping horror when one of her students learns to speak Baum’s unspeakable word—and uses it to take revenge. Presented by permission of the estate of Zenna Henderson, with new illustrations by Mark Manley.
Oz Under Scrutiny: The Magic of Oz
Scott Cummings looks at reviews of The Magic of Oz contemporary with its original publication.
Keep Them Ruby: Following the Steps of the Ruby Slippers (Part 2)
The second of two parts of Jonathan Shirshekan‘s comprehensive history of MGM’s Ruby Slippers, including the pairs that still exist in both private and public collections. Part 1 was presented in the Spring 2019 issue.
Reviews
The Wizard of Oz in Saudi Arabia (theater; reviewer Fadia Mere)
Immortal Longings of Oz by Paul Dana (fiction; reviewer Mari Ness)
Amazons in America: Matriarchs, Utopians, and Wonder Women in U.S. Popular Culture by Keira V. Williams (non-fiction; reviewer Angelica Shirley Carpenter)
Book Restoration Unveiled: An Essential Guide for Bibliophiles by Sophia S. W. Bogle (non-fiction; reviewer Cynthia Ragni)