This is the first part of the Little Houdini series that my daughter Katie and I are putting together. Here, Houdini escapes from ropes and handcuffs…
Hi everybody. Thanks for coming along for this incredible ride to Houdini publication day. We’re now down to 16 days until The Life and Afterlife of…

September 2019

Well, this is the fun part. The book is done, it’s being printed, we will begin to get copies back over the next week or so. We’re setting up events…
If I ever opened this dream of a bookstore that lives in my imagination — which I never will, by the way — I would call it “Cheers Without Beers.” And…

August 2019

There’s a moment in the book writing process that I’ve talked about with other authors … I call it the Moment of Awareness. It’s not a great title, but…
So … book publicity. People ask about it all the time — how do you publicize a book? Will you go on a book tour? How many cities? What is it like? What…
So, let’s just say: I have a lot of Houdini stuff. A lot. Too much? No, I didn’t say that. I just said “A lot.” When I’m writing a book, I like to be…
We are exactly 75 days out from the release of The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini! Let’s talk blurbs! Well, wait, first here are the obligatory…
It is always fun when my worlds collide. It doesn’t happen often. One of the wonderful parts about being a sportswriter writing The Life and Afterlife…

July 2019

The question I’ve been asked most often — and the question I expect to be asked most often once the crazy book promotion kicks into gear this October …
Hi everybody! So, look, here’s the deal. I don’t know if I mentioned this before but I wrote a book about Harry Houdini. It’s actually about more than…