Jamy Ian Swiss closes out the Lyons Den book review column with some final thoughts. 

Jamy Ian Swiss concludes his Take Two column for Magicana. Who knew this project would blossom into a considerable collection of seventy-one essays?

In this, the seventy-first and final installment of the Take Two series by Jamy Ian Swiss, we get a glimpse of the prolific and ever-mysterious cardician, Ed Marlo.

Here is another jam-packed full book review by Jamy Ian Swiss, this time covering two new releases: Interpreting Magic and Eugene Burger: From Beyond. 

On January 10 and 11 Haversat & Ewing Galleries will begin the first of a series of online auctions featuring the contents of Gary Darwin’s Magic Museum in Las Vegas.

“In 1976, I saw ten minutes of close-up magic that would, literally, change my life.” In this week’s Take Two, discover more about Jamy Ian Swiss’s friendship with Peter Samelson and how that association of more than forty years has born fruit in countless ways. 

And now, the second half of,  “A Rave of Reviews.” Jamy Ian Swiss covers two books and one essay series highlighting three parts from that series. Needless to say, there is much to discuss, so without any further delay…

For an epic near-end-of-year column, Jamy Ian Swiss gives wonderfully succinct, but deeply insightful reviews in “A Rave of Reviews.” In fact, there is so much to talk about, we are breaking the giant article into two parts. Check out this jam-packed first half, which covers five titles alone!