Second Printing
April 28, 2018We are pleased to announce that, with the sell-out success of The Magic of Johnny Thompson, Magicana is now preparing a second printing of this historic book.
Almost gone!
April 19, 2018Believe it or not, we are just a couple of copies away from selling out of The Magic of Johnny Thompson!
Signed, Sealed and (almost) Delivered
March 23, 2018The Magic of Johnny Thompson—the epic 663-page, two-volume slipcased set featuring seventy-eight routines with nearly 1,100 images, drawn from a lifetime of magic—is finally bound and sealed … and now signed.
Now accepting Nominations for the Allan Slaight Awards
January 08, 2018Nominations are now being accepted for work completed in 2017 for the Allan Slaight Awards. Each year the ASA awards a total of $50,000 recognizing outstanding achievements in the pursuit of the impossible across five different categories:
A Holiday Treat: The Devil's Playthings
December 24, 2017One last devilish addition to the Screening Room for 2017...
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
November 27, 2017Nearly twenty years ago, I was able to collaborate with my friend, filmmaker Daniel Zuckerbrot, on a profile of Dai Vernon for Canadian television. At the time, I believed that Vernon was the most influential magician of the twentieth century...
The Screening Room: Movie Magic
November 23, 2017New in The Screening Room: "Movie Magic", the Larry Thornton Collection. Performances caught on film in the 1970s.
A little more Magic Palace
September 12, 2017Our collection of video clips from The Magic Palace has grown ever so slightly.