Practicing the Art of Magic
A musician's approach on how to improve your magic practice.
Reviews
Expert assessments of new tricks, books, gear, and performances.
Book Review
The Retreat Gift Pack (Egypt)
A limited edition gift pack that includes three unique booklets from Ben Seidman, Shawn Farquhar, and John Guastaferro.
Book Review
Devil's Tarot
Card tricks with Tarot cards, this book will still teach you simple, affordable, and effective techniques.
Book Review
Second Wind: A Book of Old Magic Made New
A charming book of classic routines, but with new modern twists.
Book Review
Todd Karr's Bibliography of Magic
Compiled by Todd Karr, this multi-volume 1762-page set features details of over 23,000 conjuring works from around the globe from 1584 to 2025.
Show Review
A Revealing Portrait: Asi Wind is More Than Magic
He's back with a new show, More Than Magic. It's personal, it's revealing. It's about making choices and finding magic.
Book Review
In the Spotlight
Chris Carter is clearly a seasoned professional and his book is full of worthwhile insight for the aspiring stage mentalist.
Book Review
52 Farewells
Geoff Latta was an influential underground New York card scene. Here is a detailed, and loving tribute that preserves Latta’s work.
Book Review
Mosaic
This book by Christian Scherer will be a polarizing one. It’s a remarkable collection of original and creative takes on classic routines. But the features that will suck some people in will lead others to put it down in frustration.
Video Review
Siegfried Tieber Masterclass
This is something well off the beaten path for most performers: a lecture series on memory demonstrations.
Video Review
Nikola Arkane LIVE
Even if you love magic, if you don’t have children of your own, you might not see much kid magic. And, you can forget how fun it can be.
Video Review
Blank Spaces
Dani DaOrtiz is arguably one of the finest living card magicians. In addition to creating astonishing magic, he has enough quirky charm that you would enjoy listening to him read the phone book… probably in Spanish.