{
  "id": 17083993,
  "title": "Harry Houdini was a serious book collector. Here are some of his weirdest finds.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/harry-houdini-was-a-serious-book-collector-here-are-some-of-his",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:37:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/harry-houdini-was-a-serious-book-collector-here-are-some-of-his-weirdest-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini was quite the collector, filling warehouses and his Harlem home with books, posters, newspaper clippings, and more. It probably shouldn’t be surprising that Houdini was a bit obsessive, but his collecting was next level.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}