Magic publications are books and periodicals which are created on the subject of magic. They include reviews of new equipment and techniques, announcements of upcoming events, interviews with prominent magicians, announcements of awards, and columns on such subjects as the history and ethics of the art of magic. Most also feature various explanations and ideas pertaining to magic tricks/effects. Additionally, you can commonly advertise for businesses and events with little charge.
List of magic periodicals
| Title | First issue | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatma | March 1895 (1895-03) | Out of print |
| L'Illusionniste | January 1902 (1902-01) | Out of print |
| The Sphinx | March 1902 (1902-03) | Out of print |
| The Wizard (Selbit) | September 1905 (1905-09) | Out of print |
| Boy Magician/American Magician | April 1909 (1909-04) | Out of print |
| The Magic Mirror | January 1909 (1909-01) | Out of print |
| The Magic Wand | September 1910 (1910-09) | Out of print |
| Magical World | November 2, 1910 (1910-11-02) | Out of print |
| M-U-M | October 1911 (1911-10) | Current |
| Magical Bulletin | January 1914 (1914-01) | Out of print |
| The Linking Ring | 1922 (1922) | Current |
| The Demon Telegraph | 1923 (1923) | Out of print |
| Goldston's Magical Quarterly | 1934 (1934) | Out of print |
| The Jinx | October 1934 (1934-10) | Out of print |
| Tops | January 1936 (1936-01) | Out of print |
| Genii | September 1, 1936 (1936-09-01) | Current |
| Chapbook's Scrapbook | July 1938 (1938-07) | Out of print |
| Phoenix | February 1942 (1942-02) | Out of print |
| The Bat | February 1943 (1943-02) | Out of print |
| Al Munroe's Magical Miscellany | June 1943 (1943-06) | Out of print |
| Hugard's Magic Monthly | June 1943 (1943-06) | Out of print |
| The Conjuror's Monthly Magazine | February 1945 (1945-02) | Out of print |
| Gen | 1946 or earlier | Out of print |
| Pentagram | 1946 (1946) | Out of print |
| Goodliffe's Abracadabra | February 2, 1946 (1946-02-02) | Out of print |
| The Wizard (Armstrong) | April 1947 (1947-04) | Out of print |
| Bat Jr. | January 1951 (1951-01) | Out of print |
| Christian Conjurer | January 1954 (1954-01) | Out of print |
| New Phoenix | February 19, 1954 (1954-02-19) | Out of print |
| The Voice of FCM (formerly The Christian Conjurer) | 1955 | Current |
| Magicol | September 1959 (1959-09) | Current |
| New Tops | January 1961 (1961-01) | Out of print |
| The New Jinx | May 1962 (1962-05) | Out of print |
| The Pallbearers Review | November 1965 (1965-11) | Out of print |
| Magigram | September 1966 (1966-09) | Out of print |
| The Cauldron | October 1967 (1967-10) | Out of print |
| Hierophant | 1969 (1969) | Out of print |
| New Pentagram | 1969 (1969) | Out of print |
| Kabbala | September 1971 (1971-09) | Out of print |
| The Invocation | July 1974 (1974-07) | Out of print |
| Pabular | September 1974 (1974-09) | Out of print |
| Apocalypse | January 1978 (1978-01) | Out of print |
| Bat Droppings | February 1979 (1979-02) | Out of print |
| The New Invocation | October 1979 (1979-10) | Out of print |
| The Perennial Mystics | 1983 (1983) | Out of print |
| Mortimer's Magic Magazine | 1989 (1989) | Out of print |
| MAGIC | September 1991 (1991-09) | Out of print |
| Servante | 1992 (1992) | Out of print |
| The Crimp | 1992 (1992) | Current |
| Visions Online | 2001 (2001) | Out of print |
| Gibecière | 2005 (2005) | Current |
| Reel Magic | July 2007 (2007-07) | Current |
| Newest Tops | May 2009 (2009-05) | Current |
| Card Culture | December 2014 (2014-12) | Current |
| Vibrations | Current | |
| Inside Magic | Current | |
| Smoke & Mirrors E-zine | Current | |
| Magic Roadshow Journal of Magic | June 2004 (2004-06) | Current |
| Vanish Magic Magazine | Current | |
| Ye Olde Magic Mag | Current | |
| Oracle | Out of print | |
| The Disclaimer | April 2021 | Current |
| Mind Over Magic | Out of print | |
| The Hermit | January 2022 | Current |
List of notable books on magic
- Modern Magic
- Discoverie of Witchcraft
- The Royal Road to Card Magic
- The Expert at the Card Table
- Bobo's Modern Coin Magic
- Sach's Sleight of Hand
- Master Index to Magic in Print
- Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
- Tarbell Course in Magic
- Thirteen Steps To Mentalism
- The Amateur Magician's Handbook by Henry Hay
- Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
Further reading
Alfredson, James B.; Daily, George L. (1986). A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English: 1791–1983. York, Pennsylvania.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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