A note from Joshua Jay: What if I told you that today we are releasing a book with contributions from Derren Brown, Teller, and Juan Tamariz? How about if the book also included contributions from John Carney, Darwin Ortiz, Tommy Wonder, Pit Hartling, Rene Lavand, Tom Stone, and nearly thirty other magic luminaries?

And what if I told you that this collection was entirely free?

I have spent the last three years working on Magic in Mind, which is my gift to all magicians, young and old, who care deeply about magic. I set out to assemble some of the most important, influential, and helpful essays on magic ever written, and make them available to all serious students of magic for free. Coming in at over 500 pages, Magic in Mind is finally ready.

I am overwhelmed by the generosity of nearly thirty of my heroes, who kindly consented for me to publish or republish their words. Some essays the serious student will be familiar with, from Houdin to Fitzkee to Maven. Others are more arcane, but no less important. For example, I was able to get permission from the Tommy Wonder estate, and to have Juan Tamariz’s blessing to publish his essay on “illusionism” for the first time in English. I feel very lucky to have worked on this project, and I hope that magicians who read Magic in Mind will find the material as inspiring as I do.

List of contributors to Magic in Mind Tommy Wonder

Charles Reynolds

Simon Aronson

Paul Harris

John Carney

Jamy Ian Swiss

Dariel Fitzke

Peter Samelson

Derren Brown

Michael Close

Pit Hartling

Eugene Burger

S.H. Sharpe

René Lavand

Robert-Houdin

Henning Nelms

Juan Tamariz

Rick Johnsson

Tom Stone

Darwin Ortiz

Milt Kort

Arturo de Ascanio

David Regal

Doug Conn

Ken Weber

David Kaye

Roberto Giobbi

Eberhard Riese

Brian Brushwood

Teller

Whit Haydn

Max Maven

John Nevil Maskelyne

One small favor, if you please. In the sharing spirit this book is offered, please help me spread the word. If you know a young (or old) magician who would benefit from this collection, please send them to us so they can download it as well. Your tweets and comments will enable Magic in Mind to do what it is intended to do: improve the quality of magic in our industry.