I get three reactions these days when I tell people that I wrote a book about Harry Houdini and his legacy and magic today and the power of wonder and all those urgent and dazzling things an author would like to believe THE BOOK is all about.
Reaction 1: Houdini? Why Houdini? How did THAT happen?
Reaction 2: Oh my gosh, I did a report on Houdini when I wa…