About the Artist
Mike Rose is a professional magician who logs in over 200 shows a year. A perennial favorite at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, Mike is both a performer and the owner of the magic shop there. Approximately 20 years ago Mike developed an interest in magic history while reading about a magician from the 1940s named Joe Karson. Mike’s curiosity about Karson led to his first book Joe Karson – Beyond Zombie. Mike received the “Library Special Award” from the Society of American Magicians for his work on Karson. Mike’s current book with co-author Mark Walker, Maryland's Ambassador of Magic: Phil Thomas and the Yogi Magic Mart is the biography of a Baltimore magic icon from the middle of the 20th century.
