The Newspaperman

Seth Kesler is thrilled to discover that the defunct C-U Journal is making a comeback. He loves newspapers and believes it is his—and society’s—civic duty to read them. But something is deeply off about the new publication in Champaign-Urbana, starting with the oily paper-hawker he dubs the Newspaperman, who hand-sells the C-U Journal for a mere dime on a downtown street corner. Seth’s delight soon turns to dismay when he sees the bizarre stories printed as fact and mysterious goings-on at the once-esteemed paper’s main office. He makes it his goal to put a stop to the whole shady operation, even though it means battling news titan Richard W. Fields, a multimillionaire who represents the worst of an exploitive corporate world. The Newspaperman is a smart horror/mystery that will keep readers intrigued right up until the gut-punch ending.

About the Author

Sal Nudo is the author of several books and has written numerous articles for various publications including Illinois Alumni magazine and the Mahomet Citizen newspaper. Currently, he is a music writer for Smile Politely and has a blog called "Sal's Site."He was the third-place recipient in 2015 of the Marian and Barney Brody Creative Feature Article Writing Award in Journalism from the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He earned a master's degree in journalism in 2016 from the same college.His novella, The Newspaperman, was selected as a Book Excellence Award Finalist by Literacy Excellence Incorporated and received the October 2018 Literary Titan Book Award (5 Gold Stars).Nudo is also a 2019 National Novel Writing Month winner.

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