"It's a masterpiece." -David Copperfield

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Pick up Houdini's diary at MAGIC Live

If you are headed to MAGIC Live and don't yet have a copy of Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897-1899, be sure to stop by the booth of Mike Caveney's Magic Words. Says Mike:

"The response to Escaping Obscurity has been unbelievable. Getting ready for Magic Live where I will bring plenty of copies."

The diary's owner, Dr. Bruce Averbook, will also be at MAGIC Live, so maybe you can get him to sign your book. Alas, I will not be there. I gave my presentation on the book at last year's convention. As I said at the time, it was worth the wait!

You might also want to swing by the booth for Vanishing Inc. They will have advance copies of their mammoth new book showcasing the collection of Ken Trombly. The book features two chapters filled with images of Houdini rarities from Ken's incredible collection.


If you're not going to MAGIC Live and still want a copy of Escaping Obscurity, you can do that by clicking over to Mike Caveney's Magic Words.

5 comments:

  1. Very cool, so you have seen an advance copy of Ken’s book?
    Where else can we get it?

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    1. Ken showed me the book over Zoom. It looks amazing. It will be available on the Vanishing Inc site, of course. Not sure where else they sell. But it's not out yet.

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  2. First time I've heard of Ken's book. He has quite the Houdini collection, mostly paper items like letters and photos.

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    1. It is indeed the first time you're hearing about it. They haven't even announced it yet. But they said I could reveal it here. :)

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  3. Copperfield's endorsement of the diary book: "A masterpiece!"

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