WILD ABOUT HARRY

A new exhibit, "Harry Houdini in Salem," will be on view at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) from September 3 through November 2. L...

I'm very pleased to see a review of Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897–1899 by our friend Dean Carnegie on his...

The Houdini Centennial celebrations continue next month with a major event in Kansas City, Missouri, that I'm excited to be part of. On ...

To mark Houdini's centenary, Todd Karr at The Magician's Bookstore is offering a remarkable collection of Houdini's books, pamp...

On Saturday, Joe Notaro and I had the pleasure of attending a sold-out illustrated lecture by Rob Zabrecky and Marcie Hume on "Houdini ...

After two and a half years of hard work, Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909 will soon go to press . The book contains...

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting the Motion Picture Academy Library with Diego Domingo and reading several drafts of the Houdini ...

Great news! The 9:30 pm séance at 278, which had been reserved for professional magicians only, is now open to everyone. Think of this as th...

Houdini performed in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and he rests in peace today in Queens. Staten Island was the only one of the five New Y...

As a kid, I really loved Houdini: Master of Escape  (1960) by Lace Kendall. I call it the alternative gateway . So I was happy to see there...

I'm preparing to send  Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini 1900–1909 to the printer on Monday, and I just realized I don'...

"If I die, it will be the will of God and my own foolishness." - Houdini Today marks the 100th anniversary of Houdini's...

Every day brings Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909 closer to being in your hands. I wrote a new introduction this w...

Houdini returns to Edinburgh this week when Houdini Speaks to the Living opens at The Space as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on Aug...