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The Roundtable

Street performers and bank robbers - Penn Jillette's "Felony Juggler"

By Joe Donahue

Published July 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT

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Book cover for "Felony Juggler" by Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette of the legendary magic duo Penn & Teller has just written a new novel, "Felony Juggler: A Crime Novel" in which a street performer finds himself enmeshed in a crime and must outwit his fellow conspirators in his greatest juggling act yet.

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