All of the Night

He has landed a journalistic job at the Universal Press Agency inWashington (not state) but the graveyard shift and a strange roommatefail to boost Albert Nostrans morale. A big news event would improvematters but then it is his worst nightmare: JOHN LENNON IS SHOT. Notsufficiently trained more a litterateur than a reporter his dispatchesfail to elicit unadulterated praise. A ray of hope however materializesin the presence of an iconoclastic copy girl. Charming but.A series of less than inspiring/resume-unfit jobs ensue until anothernewspaper man turns the main character on to the notion of freelancing.A more down-to-earth lass provides him with multi-layeredopportunity.In ALL OF THE NIGHT we are plunged inside the world of the pressagency journalism and beyond (and below). A recent collegegraduate nibbled at by a couple of above-average demons wrestlesto emerge in the world of full-blown chafing adults.Like the critically acclaimed The Big Jiggety and Pop the Plug (checkXlibris and Amazon) All of the Night is laced with a compelling blendof humor and pathos underscored by Nostrans piquant sometimesprofound seldom pedestrian commentary and a panoply of (despitethe night) colorful characters giving the protagonist a reason or two topush ahead even though (or perhaps because) the deck is stackedwith jokers.