Genii Magazine, The Conjurors' Magazine

01/15/2026

Any plans to pass through Nashville soon? Be sure to check out House of Cards Nashville, an eclectic nightspot that features fine dining and fine magic. It features gourmet food and hand-crafted cocktails, along with regular performances by world-class magicians. What more can we possibly ask for? Genii editor Vanessa Armstrong gives us a great overview of this speakeasy-style venue and lets us know what we can expect.

Nashville’s elegant House of Cards, a popular club that has been “breeding magic fans”

01/13/2026

The formidable Billy Kidd brings her magic to The Magic Castle; the place will never be the same. This month, Shawn McMaster's column focuses on Billy Kidd Magician. Shawn chats with Billy to find out what she’s been up to and to get the details on her varied performances, from The Magic Castle to her weekly show at Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre (that she’s been running for 12 years now) in Bath, England. You’ll find everything on geniimagic.com.

The formidable Billy Kidd brings her magic to The Magic Castle; the place will never be the same

01/13/2026

If you want to go back in time, join David Regal as he revisits 1964, when a new effect was released: it was an impossible magic trick that happened as fast as a Bolt of Lightning. You can read all about it on geniimagic.com

A simple little trick with a nut and a bolt, screwing with the audience’s heads

01/11/2026

Blake Vogt is back this month with Inventing Magic, joined by guest Stuart MacLeod! Head to Blake's channel () to watch the full hour-long session — and see the trick they invent by the end of it. And don't forget to check out GeniiMagic.com to read about it too!

01/09/2026

An amateur magician and showbiz professional: Larry Fong is a cinematographer who happens to love magic. He’s also pretty good at it. Find out which celebrity thought he was a professional magician.

An amateur magician and showbiz professional

01/08/2026

Alana Magic travels the world with five hands: she has earned global acclaim and multiple awards in her native Germany for her original act, “In Her Hands.” In this month’s issue, Alana faces the Genii Questionnaire with a dry honesty that will make both magicians and muggles laugh… check it out at geniimagic.com.

The German magician is famous for her original act: “In Her Hands.”

01/07/2026

An appeal for magic knowledge—looking at the big picture, not just the latest products. Annanya George pens an open letter to magic dealers, with an offer: “I’m about to give you the blueprint to a better future of magic—while using its most boring, overlooked, yet most noble pursuit: magic preservation.” Find out what those plans look like and how it will move magic forward!

An appeal for magic knowledge—looking at the big picture, not just the latest products

01/06/2026

Léa Kyle has very quickly, very efficiently, revolutionized the art of quick change. This summer at FISM, she won the highest honor in General Magic with the act she calls The Fashionista. Learn more about her clever act, and see more of this wonderful artist’s work.

Her new act quickly made fans and won awards

01/05/2026

Blake Vogt is back at Inventing Magic, this month with Stuart MacLeod We learn a little about MacLeod’s days working in the double act Barry and Stuart Official, and how ideas were created and generated for the show. You can catch the full-hour inventing session on Blake’s YouTube channel; and you can get all the ins and outs on how to construct the trick that Blake and Stuart created, Pocket Séance.

A seance-y solution to meet the challenge of inventing a trick in one hour

01/02/2026

Ready to work on some new sleights and card routines this weekend? Why not check out Adam Elbaum's wonderful and deceiving false shuffle, cheekily called The Give ‘Em the Finger Shuffle. As Adam explains (click on the article link to watch a demonstration), this is a great gem and you’ll want to give it a try because it may just end up in your shuffle arsenal!

A clever false shuffle from the originator—a useful sleight for your repertoire

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! Our new year’s resolution: learn more magic! Here’s a great one from the January issue of Genii by Roberto Mansilla. Roberto tips a fantastic design duplication based on a do-it-yourself “X-ray” reader. Of course! Full instructions on how to construct it are included. It’s a fun, direct, and strong effect that you should check out!

An amazing drawing duplication that ends up feeling like the real thing

12/31/2025

In the grand old days of Thayer Magic, the company sold a Gambling Demonstration Act, a special table that supported a felt-covered board. You would show various gimmicks, including a fake Holdout, explain about the art of second dealing, and then a servante in the back of the table allowed you to switch the deck so your “deals” were perfect. The whole thing was a con game... about con games.

Check out Sketch Poker by Jim Steinmeyer and Norberto Jansenson—a lesson in how to fake cheating at poker!

A lesson in how to fake cheating at poker