Why do we need tricks? Resident trickster, David Ben, sheds some interesting insights into secrets and tricks in his latest post on (what else?), Tricks.

For the love of it. That’s why I perform magic. Some people think musically, some visually. I think magically. I always have.

A picture is worth a thousand words...and then some.

Two upcoming magic auctions from Potter& Potter Auctions and Haversat & Ewing Galleries.

Neverending infographic of famous illusions, stranded in Venezuela, and really nailing a trick. It's all here in this week's #boredmagician post!

This latest publication is the sequel to The Magic in Books, published in 2009 that told how his love of books and magic combined to fill his lifetime with memorable people and a variety of performances.

"No mere annotation, The Experts gives Erdnase a complete overhaul. ... And by the time the reader turns the final page, the only conclusion is that this book is the work of a sincere student of Erdnase and one of the finest sleight-of-hand artists alive."—JARED KOPF

Here is a little teaser of what David Ben proposes to share for his Principles of Deception lecture at #ADOL on Nov 8.

Online bidding is now open for the Potter & Potter Halloween Auction featuring items from the Grossman/Nicholson Magic Collection.