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Jamy Ian Swiss

For eighteen years (June 1994 - January 2013), Jamy Ian Swiss wrote thoughtful, opinionated, long-form reviews of magic books for Genii magazine. Jamy's reviews contain insights deeper than just product recommendations, and so we have worked to assemble the entire series (almost 450 magic book reviews) in one complete and fully searchable archive.

Also, from October 2016 through January 2020, Jamy wrote reviews for the Lyons Den at the Magicana website.

Read Jamy's essay, Critical Thinking on his tenure as a book reviewer, or search for, or choose a review below:

Search for a review:
Book Author Date
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks VIII Steve Beam

Mar 2011
The Trapdoor, Volume 3 (1994-1998) Steve Beam

Jan 2013
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks: Volume 4 Steve Beam

Sep 2002
Digital Effects, The Magic Of Joe Mogar Steve Beam

Sep 1997
Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle Stephen Minch

Nov 2004
Gibeciere Stephen Minch

Mar 2010
Kort Stephen Minch

Dec 1999
Ken Krenzel's Ingenuities Stephen Minch

Apr 1997
Elastrix: The Encyclopedia Of Rubber-Band Magic Volume II Stephen Minch

Apr 1996
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, Volume 2 Stephen Minch

Oct 1994
The Annotated Discovery Of Witchcraft Booke XIII Stephen James Forrester

Mar 2000
Meir Yedid's Magic Wish Stephen Hobbs

Jan 2005
Michael Gallo's Siamese Coins Stephen Hobbs

Jul 1996
Using Magic To Prevent Drug Abuse Stan Davis

Nov 1996
Billion Dollar Bunko Simon Lovell

Jul 2005
Son of Simon Says: More Close-Up Magic of Simon Lovell Simon Lovell

Dec 2000
Simon Lovell Presents His Post Accident Lecture Book! (A Blatant Attempt To Raise Money!) Simon Lovell

Sep 2005
Second to None: A Manuscript on the Art of Second Dealing Simon Lovell

Mar 2002
Simon Says: The Close-Up Magic Of Simon Lovell Simon Lovell

Aug 1997
Modern Enchantments Simon During

Mar 2003
Try the Impossible Simon Aronson

Sep 2001
Simply Simon Simon Aronson

Feb 1996
Annals of Conjuring Sidney W. Clarke

Nov 2001
The Abracadabra Kid Sid Fleischman

Mar 1996
Selling Your Specialty Act To Hollywood Shaunnery Steevans

Jan 1998
Seance Scott Moore-Davis

Jul 1996
Making Contact; The Real Secrets Of Contact Mindreading Satori

Sep 1998
Swami and Mantra Sam Dalal

Jun 1997
Ruse, Artifice, and Subterfuge at the Card Table S. W. Erdnase

May 2003
Neo-Magic Artistry S. H. Sharpe

Nov 2000
Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling And Dynamic Computer Memories S. Brent Morris

Jan 1998
Making the Cut: A Peek into the Magic of Ryan Schlutz Ryan Schlutz

Sep 2012
The Life And Many Deaths Of Harry Houdini Ruth Brandon

Feb 2005
Magic And Methods Of Ross Bertram Ross Bertram

Mar 2005
Bertram On Sleight Of Hand Ross Bertram

Aug 1996
Tales from the Uncanny Scot Ron Wilson

Nov 2010
Blue Book of Magic 2005 Ron Cortlidge

Mar 2006
Private Studies, Numbers 1 Through 6 Ron Bauer

Aug 1998
William l. Lindhorst Roger Edgar Linden

May 1997
Roger's Thesaurus Roger Crosthwaite & Justin Higham

Jan 2005
Arcardia Roger Crosthwaite

Apr 2000
Card College Light Roberto Giobbi

Jan 2007
Card College, Volume 3 Roberto Giobbi

Jan 1999
Secret Agenda Roberto Giobbi

Jan 2011
Card College: Volume One Roberto Giobbi

Apr 2005
Card College: Volume 4 Roberto Giobbi

Oct 2000
Card College Roberto Giobbi

Jan 1999
Card College Volume Two Roberto Giobbi

Apr 1996
The Secrets of Stage Conjuring Robert-Houdin

Jan 2005
Great Tricks Revisited Robert Parrish

Jul 2005