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Connie Boyd

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Born

in Newmarket, Canada

Website

https://thepowerofmagicalwomen.com

Genre

Nonfiction, Biography, Young Adult

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Connie Boyd is an award-winning magician, producer, and the leading advocate for women in magic. Her book, The Power of Magical Women, is the first of its kind, chronicling a world Connie didn't just research but thrived in. A second volume is in progress.

The book has earned favorable editorial reviews from Kirkus and BookLife, along with Women's Literature Non-Fiction 2026 from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, a Critically Acclaimed Best Seller label from The Los Angeles Tribune, Gold in Arts from Reader Views' Reviewers Choice Awards, and an Honorable Mention in Non-Fiction Music/Entertainment from Readers' Favorite.

Connie founded the Magical Women Project, serves as Senior Associate Editor at Vanish International Magic Magazine, an ...more

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	The House at Otowi Bridge: The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos (Zia Books) by Peggy Pond Church, Connie Boyd (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 1959 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Power of Magical Women: Award-Winning Book

A Year Ago, I Hit “Go Live.” Here’s What Happened Next.

One year ago, on November 1st, I opened a virtual book launch party, sponsored by the Los Angeles Tribune, and hoped The Power of Magical Women would find its readers.

More than 25 of the magicians featured in the book joined us that night, the women whose stories fill its pages, there to celebrate with readers. Working magicians, unable to att

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Connie Boyd is now friends with Angelique
Oct 28, 2026 01:45PM · like
Connie Boyd answered Frederick Rotzien's question: I love that you are a Magician? Yes, I was a professional magician for over thirty-five years as well as a magic show producer, director and mentor. Now, I lecture, present keynote talks and write articles and books about magical women. I think that experience has been an asset whe See Full Answer
Oct 25, 2026 04:59AM · like
Connie Boyd made a comment on thresher g.’s review of The Power of Magical Women " Thank you so much for this review, you clearly read the book and caught the nuances and details of the magicians in all the different genres of magic. ...more "
Oct 23, 2026 10:48AM · see review
Connie Boyd liked thresher g.'s review of The Power of Magical Women: "This award-winning title brings over seventy women to the forefront, changing our perception of a male-dominated field: magic. Among the shadows, women from all over the world have been performing mind-bending illusions and death-defying acts. Rather" Read more of this review »
Oct 23, 2026 10:46AM · see review
Connie Boyd finished reading The Great Boomsky: The Many Lives of Magic's First Black Superstar by Margaret B Steele	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Connie Boyd rated a book it was amazing Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I liked Girly Drinks for the way it reclaimed women's place in a history that tried to write them out. In many ways it was similar to my book "the Power of Magical Women" although the subject matter is drinks rather than magic. It underlined whose st ...more
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