For Adult Magic Learners
You picked up a deck of cards. Now what?
A strategy consultant. Two hundred hotel nights a year. A deck of cards bought on a whim. Late to the Table is the memoir and masterclass on what happens when you discover magic as an adult.
The Story
Hotel rooms, card tables, and the long road in.
Felix picked up his first deck of cards in a hotel room. No mentor. No magic club. No YouTube algorithm pointing the way. Just two hundred nights a year on the road, a strategy career that left the evenings empty, and a whim that turned into something else entirely.
That whim led to co-founding Vulpine Creations with Adam Wilber in 2020 — twelve original magic products shipped to more than fifty countries, 4.9-star ratings, zero returns. They exited in 2024.
Late to the Table and Back at the Table are the two-volume memoir and masterclass from that journey. Not a trick book. A book about what happens when an adult beginner takes a craft seriously and follows it wherever it leads.
Two Volumes
Mastery first, then meaning.
Volume One
Late to the Table
Mastery
The path from complete beginner to competent performer. The cognitive science behind learning a performance art from scratch. The practice methodology that took Felix from fumbled card fans to a co-founded product line.
Read the bookVolume Two
Back at the Table
Meaning
The philosophy of wonder. The ethics of performance. The business of magic. What happens after competence, when the question shifts from "how do I do this?" to "why does this matter?"
Coming June 2026The Track Record
From hotel-room beginner to shipped products.
Co-founded with Adam Wilber. Endorsed by Bill Palmer. Exited in 2024. The story behind those numbers is the story in the books.
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Late to the Table
The memoir and masterclass on discovering magic as an adult. By Felix Lenhard. Releasing June 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the magic books.
- Do I need any magic experience?
- No. Volume one starts at zero. Felix picked up his first deck in a hotel room with no mentor, no magic club, no YouTube recommendations.
- Is this a trick book?
- No. It is a memoir about mastery as an adult beginner, combined with the cognitive science and practice methodology behind learning a performance art from scratch.
- What is the connection to Vulpine Creations?
- Felix co-founded Vulpine Creations with Adam Wilber in 2020. They shipped twelve original magic products to fifty-plus countries with 4.9-star ratings and zero returns before exiting in 2024.
- Will volume one teach me to perform?
- Volume one covers the path from complete beginner to competent performer. Volume two (Back at the Table) goes deeper into meaning, philosophy, and the business of magic.
- When do the books release?
- Late to the Table and Back at the Table release in June 2026.
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