Card Magic Resources
Where are you on your card magic journey? (Click below)
I want to learn card magic, where should I start? (Beginner)
The classic beginner book is The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braué. If books are not your style, Royal Road has a companion DVD showing and explaining the sleights in the book - Royal Road To Card Magic by R. Paul Wilson. I’d recommend getting the book and video when starting out. Read the lesson, then reinforce your education with the video. This video is not to be confused with the cheaper and inferior product by Magic Makers. The video by R. Paul Wilson is also often on sale at llepub.com.
The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braué
The best foundation for learning card magic
Alternatively you could start with Card College by Roberto Giobbi. Card College is a series of 5 books that will last you all the way from beginner to intermediate (or even advanced) performer. The book is more expensive than Royal Road, so start with Vol 1 and buy the next when you have mastered the first. Card College also has a companion video for the first two books - Here.
Card College by Roberto Giobbi
If videos are more your thing, two awesome beginner videos for card magic are:
Easy to Master Card Miracles by Michael Ammar
I've mastered the basics, now what? (Intermediate)
Check out Card College if you haven't already. It's great from beginner to advanced. Some other books that every intermediate card magician should own are:
Expert Card Technique by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braué
It's inexpensive, it's comprehensive, and a terrific resource.
Close-Up Card Magic by Harry Lorayne
272 pages full of astounding effects, routines, ideas by Harry Lorayne and some of his friends, including some of the best minds in Card Magic: Dai Vernon, Francis Carlyle, Johnny Benzais, Frank Garcia and others. This is widely considered to be one of the most important books ever written on card magic.
Stars of Magic
If you have not read and learned the magic contained in this book you have no business calling yourself a close-up magician.
I've done card magic for decades, and I need something to challenge myself. What should I get? (Advanced)
Thoughts on Impossible Card Magic by Ray Kosby
This book is Out of Print so it’s hard to find. However, he does have a video out which may be of interest - Impossible Close-up Magic by Ray Kosby.