Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (Courtesy photo) SPL book review The author did a great deal of research before writing her book.

“Finding Dorothy” by Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine Books, 368 pages. Conversation with Elizabeth Letts When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 Where: Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla ...

As Letts gets ready to promote her book, she said it’s been a pretty heady few weeks. She’s been on NBC’s The Today Show and “Finding Dorothy” is being featured in People magazine, she said.

“Finding Dorothy” introduces Maud Baum, the daughter of the 19th-century women’s suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage and the wife of L. Frank Baum, the author of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” ...

This year’s Community Read event, taking place from Sept. 1-27, is influenced by the book “Finding Dorothy,” written by Elizabeth Letts, and the 1939 classic movie “The Wizard of Oz.” ...

The magical ruby slippers bestowed upon Dorothy by the Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) sparkle and shine with a beautiful red glow in the 1939 film. In the book, though they may still be ...