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New on the Penguin Website

Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street by Kate Kelly is the definitive account of a once-great firm's demise, and the human folly that led to the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Read an excerpt here.

In this week’s Penguin Podcast, children’s author Barbara Joosse, illustrator Jan Jutte and editor Patty Gauch discuss how their collaboration on the new picture book ROAWR! came about, and why it’s okay for little boys to be a little bearish at times.

Also, listen as Barbara Josse reads the full story in this special podcast reading of Roawr!.

Next week, Ira Rosofsky will discuss his book based on his experiences working in the eldercare industry, his coming of old-age story, Nasty, Brutish, and Long.

Read Ira’s recent blog posts here.

Last week on the Penguin Blog…

This Crazy Vegan Life author Christina Pirello continues her guest appearance with a commentary on Oprah and KFC chicken.

New YA novel Waiting For You author Susane Colasanti dispels high school myths.

How To Buy A Love Of Reading author Tanya Egan Gibson writes about her protagonist Carley Wells’ utter disdain for reading.