Did you know Gregory Maguire, the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked and After Alice, has a new book coming this October? Hiddensee, a wildly imaginative retelling of the origin story of the Nutcracker and the toymaker who carved him, will be the perfect Christmas gift for the book-lover in your family (or, of course, a gift to yourself!) Every Gregory Maguire release is cause for excitement, and if this recent starred review from Kirkus Reviews is any indication, Hiddensee
continues the trend:
"A delightful, mystical, mythical confection by zeitgeist whisperer Maguire (After Alice, 2015, etc.), who likes nothing more than to work at the dark edges of a fairy tale. A splendid revisitation of folklore that takes us to and from familiar cultural touchstones into realms to make Freud blanch. Wonderful."
Can't wait until October? Head on over to Gregory's Facebook page via this link to enter for the chance to win a signed Hiddensee-inspired illustration by Gregory himself, along with an Advanced Reader's Edition of Hiddensee and paperback editions of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and After Alice! Also, be sure to check out the below video timelapse of Gregory working on the illustration.
Hiddensee goes on sale October 31st. We are counting down the days! To download the egalley from Edelweiss, click here. We can't wait to hear what you think!
-Chris