What began as a desperate attempt to kill time, at some point, turned into what I actually chose to do with my time. One day when the TV was broken and no one was around and I had no money to do anything else, I picked up a book. I think, like a lot of readers, I got my start because I had nothing better to do.
Interview Edward Bloor, author of a number of books for young adults including Tangerine and London Calling, talks about how, as a young boy, he took to reading how he came to be a writer and where truth and fiction diverge in his books. Bloor also enjoys a healthy family lifestyle with his wife Pamela and their children Amanda and Spencer. While still writing and publishing books to this day, Bloor is a familiar face out on the book signing scene as well, making numerous appearances throughout the country on a regular basis. His latest works demonstrate an amazing evolution in Bloors writing style, with the publication of London Calling in 2006, Taken in 2008, Memory Lane in 2010, and A Plague Year most recently in 2011. For these early works Bloor received awards such as "Best Young Adult Novel" twice altogether, and the award for "Best Books for the Teen Age", which he has now won three times, in addition to numerous other awards such as "The Florida Book Award", and "Virginia Readers Choice Award". All of these initial releases were accepted fondly by the public.
Throughout this period he used his time off to write his own manuscripts.īloor was a near overnight success after the publication of his first novel, Tangerine, in 1997, to be followed shortly by Crusader in 1999, and Story Time in 2001. Often humorous in his approach to writing, Bloor is also a thought provoking writer who often casts light upon such topics as deforestation and the need for a greater efforts toward the preservation of wilderness.Īfter receiving his Bachelor's of Arts at Fordham University, Bloor worked as a high school English teacher for three years, from 1983 until 1986, when he first began a career in children's book publishing. After attending elementary school at Our Lady of Sorrows, Bloor attended high school at Notre Dame, before then attending college at Fordham University. Born into a diverse community in Trenton New Jersey, Bloor enjoyed an active lifestyle as a child, often playing soccer with the neighboring children. Edward Bloor (born October 12, 1950) is an American author best known for his work in teenage and young adult fiction.
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