March 24 marks the 150th birthday of the master magician Harry Houdini, illusionist and escapologist who inspired the Shadow, Batman, and the very idea of the superhero.
Here are excerpts from a review of The Hurricane Book: A Lyric History (Rose Metal Press 2023), a debut novel by Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones. The reviewer, Charles Rammelkamp, is Prose Editor for BrickHouse Books in Baltimore and Reviews Editor for The Adirondack Review, and author of Mortal Coil and A Magician Among the Spirits. [See full…
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