Rebuilding A Mystery

Do you prefer print or electronic magic books?

We have released a snapshot of the printed vs electronic sales of our book, The JINX Companion. You can get the details here.

Reviews: Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium Review

My review of Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium Review is now available.

Review: Bullet Party (the book)

My review of Chicagoan John Bannon's book, Bullet Party, is now available.

Hermetic Press goes E

Great to see Hermetic Press release an ebook version of Martin Joyal's The Six-Hour Memorized Deck. And even better to discover that it's a PDF so that you can use it on as many devices as possible. I can personally attest that it looks fantastic on iPad. (Even if you don't want to learn the deck, the history chapters are very interesting and worth reading, by the way.)

Review: Devious Standards

My review of Jamy Ian Swiss' new book is now available.

The Jinx Companion on McBride TV

The Jinx Companion featured on McBride TV.

A book about The Jinx

Craig Conley, Fredrick Turner, and I have recently published what is best described as a reader's guide to THE JINX. I know that many of you have read all of The Jinx, but if you haven't, our book hopes to entice you and guide your exploration of the legendary publication.

You can browse our book for free on the web, or purchase a PDF or printed copy for offline perusal at The Jinx Companion page.

(For anyone who was at Magic & Meaning 2010 conference, this is a spinoff of our "One Jinxed Year" collaborative reading project.)

Addendum to Giobbi's Packing List

In Roberto Giobbi's Secret Agenda, the entry for January 12 discusses methods for ensuring that you've packed, and set-up, all the props necessary for each piece in your show. One of the tips is to record a setup walk-thru that you can play for yourself, using your iPod, at the venue.

Sounds like a good idea, and you could enhance it further by putting your setup list on your iPod in text or structured format. For details, see my article, Creating an iPad Cue Sheet, at Secret Art Journal.

I'm really enjoying Secret Agenda, by the way. The day book format is a fun idea. If you're reading it too, don't miss Ruben Padilla's blog where he's writing about his reactions to the book's contents on a regular basis.

Book Review: On The Other Side Of The Mirror

My review of On The Other Side Of The Mirror Review is now available at My Lovely Assistant.

Book review: Protoplasm

My review of Christian Painter's book, Protoplasm, is now available at My Lovely Assistant.