Well, it wasn't.
I'm learning a lot about book production, and one of the things I've learned is it takes longer than expected. But the reason for the delay is the book has grown into something much larger and more ambitious than initially planned. How does a pocket-sized 70-page diary become a 400-page coffee table book? You'll find out!
For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Mike Caveney's Magic Words is publishing Houdini's first known travel diary from the collection of Dr. Bruce Averbook. I have annotated the diary and gathered many rare images from several major collections to illustrate it. The talented Michael Allbright, who does all the design work for the Magic Castle, is designing the book.
Last year, I revealed the title at the Magic Collector Expo, Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini 1897-1899, and gave a major preview of the book at MAGIC Live. I also shared the prototype cover on my Patreon.
So what about the release date? The good news is Michael has finished a draft, and we are fine-tuning it before entering the final production stages. Printing can take several months, so that's the wild card. I don't want to again promise something that I can't deliver, but I don't see how this isn't a 2025 release. It better be! I'm well into my next book, and we don't want a log jam of Houdini books, do we?
Wait, a log jam of Houdini books sounds pretty great!
Thanks for your continued patience. As I said last year, it will be worth the wait!
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