John A. Valenti 3rd is a national award-winning reporter for Newsday, where he has worked since 1981. He is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 episode Big Shot and is the author of Swee'pea, The Story of Lloyd Daniels and Other Playground Basketball Legends, as well as a contributing poet to the acclaimed anthology 13 Poets from Long Island. For Nothing Is Hidden is his debut novel.