Gregory Maguire's New Novel Is Free

Entertainment Weekly:

The Next Queen of Heaven, a new novel by Wicked author Gregory Maguire, is available starting today for the low, low price of $0.00. That's not a typo. Queen is the third title from the year-old Concord Free Press, which is giving away 2,500 copies of the book (half through its website and half through select independent bookstores) to readers who agree to make a donation "to a local charity, someone who needs it, or a stranger on the street."

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Comments

[MAragon]

Interesting notion - this free book thing. You can read all sorts of fiction for free on sites like Fiction Press ( I think that was what the site was called). I had a couple of projects on there for free a couple of years back, so it's pretty cool for people who love fiction and those seeking an audience for their work.
I read only one of his books: Wicked. I remember being quietly astonished that someone had the imagination to see a musical embedded in that narrative somewhere. It seemed quite a leap. I haven't seen the musical. Maybe I will someday, when I have money to throw around. The book was all right, but I haven't read any of his other books yet, so I guess I didn't get into it that much after all.