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Sonja Swanson
Sonja Swanson is a writer based in Las Vegas, NV, with bylines in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, Esquire, and Eater. She can be found lingering in the sci-fi and cookbook aisles, or else on Twitter @sonjamswanson.
The former curator of David Copperfield’s library discusses the enchanting combination of books and magic
What’s up his sleeve is as interesting as what’s on his shelf: For the last sixty-five or so years, Leo Behnke has been a professional magician with a passion for collecting (and writing) books on