Other Books
The Oz books that were written subsequent to Baum's death can be classified into two categories:
- The books that were founded on L. Frank Baum's original canon: Publishers Reilly & Lee, who had printed 13 out of Baum's 14 Oz novels, printed an additional 26 Oz books after Baum's death, over the ensuing decades - 19 by Ruth Plumly Thompson, three by John R. Neill, two by Jack Snow and one each by Rachel Cosgrove Payes and by Eloise Jarvis McGraw & her daughter. Other publishers have since printed a plethora of additional Oz books, written by the aforementioned authors as well as many other fans (more below).
- The books that do not follow L. Frank Baum's original canon, but create an alternate Oz: Most notable among such books are Gregory Maguire's Wicked (more below).
The Oz books of Sherwood Smith, published in 2005 and 2006, are officially recognized as canon by The Baum Trust.
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