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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
Fechter The Magic of Eddie Fechter Jerry Mentzer

Jan 2004
Thanks to Zarrow Jerry Sadowitz

Jan 1999
The Magic of Ascanio: More Studies of Card Magic Jesus Etcheverry

Jan 2009
Magical Heroes: The Lives and Legends of Great African American magicians Jim Magus

Aug 2005
Restaurant Magic The Restaurant Worker's Handbook A Practical Guide To To Restaurant Magic Jim Pace & Jerry MacGregor

Jan 1996
Magic Menu: The First Five Years Jim Sisti

Nov 2005
Hiding the Elephant Jim Steinmeyer

Nov 2003
Artificial Conclusions Jim Steinmeyer

Sep 2003
Discovering Invisibility Jim Steinmeyer

Sep 2001
The Science Behind The Ghost: A Brief History Of Pepper's Ghost Jim Steinmeyer

Aug 1999
Modern Art Jim Steinmeyer

Mar 1996
The Last Greatest Magician in the World Jim Steinmeyer

Jan 2011
Art & Artifice And Other Essays on Illusion Jim Steinmeyer

Apr 1999
How to Persuade People Who Don't Want to be Persuaded Joel Bauer & Mark Levy

Nov 2004
Stage Flying: 431 B.C. To Modern Times John A. MicKinven

Aug 2005
The Erdnase Journal John Bodine and Theron Schaub

Sep 2010
The Fine Art Of Hocus Pocus John Booth

Jul 1996
Of Legierdemaine and Diverse Juggling Knacks: Columns from The Linking Ring (1949-1966) John Braun & William Broecker

Dec 1999
Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy: Simple Magic & Stunts John Carney

Mar 2012
Magic By Design: Study, Practice and Presentation John Carney

Nov 2009
The Book of Secrets: Lessons for Progressive Conjuring John Carney

Jan 2003
John Carney Presents Al Baker's Lightning Pull John Carney

Aug 1997
Torn And Restored John Carney

Apr 1996
Cardini: The Suave Deceiver John Fisher

Jul 2007
Antonio Diavolo: A Souvenir of his Performance John Gaughan & Jim Steinmeyer

Jan 2000
Spellbound: The Wonder-Filled Life of Doug Henning John Harrison

Nov 2009
Cryptical Envelopment: Five Gentle Frauds for the Close-Up Performer John Hostler

Sep 2012
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen John Lovick

Sep 2009
The Reparation John Lovick

Aug 1998
Uncovered: Secrets for the Serious Magician John Luka

May 2007
Del Ray: America's Foremost John Moehring

Mar 2011
Sharps And Flats John Nevil Maskelyne

Mar 1997
The Lost Notebooks of John Northern Hilliard John Northern Hilliard

Mar 2002
Sleightly Tricky John Shryock

Jul 2005
The Art Of Invisible Thread Jon LeClair

Dec 1997
In a Class by Himself: The Legacy of Don Alan Jon Racherbaumer

May 2001
The Legendary Hierophant Jon Racherbaumer

May 1999
The Legendary Hierophant Jon Racherbaumer

Apr 1999
Magie Duvivier Jon Racherbaumer

Oct 1996
Arcade Dreams Jon Racherbaumer and Ed Marlo

Dec 1997
DesTROYers: The Superlative Magic of Troy Hooser Joshua Jay

Nov 2001
Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas Joshua Jay

Jul 2000
Troy Hooser's The Silver Surf Joshua Jay

Dec 1998
Mnemonica: Symphony in Mnemonic Major (Bewitched Music II) Juan Tamariz

Sep 2004
Verbal Magic Juan Tamariz and Gema Navarro

Nov 2008
Kid Control: Behavior Management for Children's Entertainers Julian Franklin

May 2006
Secrets of Improvisational Magic Justin Higham

Sep 2010
Combo Karl Fulves

Dec 1999
Mutus Nomen Karl Fulves

Dec 1999
The Noir Test Karl Fulves

Dec 1999