Edward Bloor

Edward William Bloor (born October 12, 1950) is an American novelist and playwright, best known for Tangerine and London Calling.[1]

Edward Bloor
Bloor in 2020
Bloor in 2020
Born (1950-10-12) October 12, 1950
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationNotre Dame High School
Fordham University (BA)
Period1986–present
GenreYoung adult fiction
Website
edwardbloor.net

Biography

Bloor was born in Trenton, New Jersey, son of Edward Bloor and Mary Cowley. Bloor graduated from Notre Dame High School[2] in 1968; the school inducted him into its hall of fame in 2015.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University in 1973. Married Pamela Dixon (a teacher), August 4, 1984. Father to a daughter and a son. Bloor lives in Winter Garden, Florida.[1]

Works

  • Tangerine, Harcourt, 1997
  • Crusader, Harcourt, 1999
  • Story Time, Harcourt, 2001
  • London Calling, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006
  • Taken, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008
  • Memory Lane, Kindle/Nook, 2010
  • A Plague Year, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011
  • Summer of Smoke, Kindle/Nook, 2015
  • Candlemas Eve, Kindle/Nook, 2016
  • Centennial, SchulerBooks, 2017
  • Fireside Chats, SchulerBooks, 2018
  • Ten-Minute Plays, SchulerBooks, 2021
  • Many Mansions, Chapbook Press, 2019
  • The Star in the East, Chapbook Press, 2020
  • The Untimely Adventures of Mimi: Christopher Columbus, (with Amanda Breed), Chapbook Press, 2020
  • The Untimely Adventures of Mimi: George and Martha Washington, (with Amanda Breed), Chapbook Press, 2021
  • The Untimely Adventures of Mimi: Betsy Ross, (with Amanda Breed), Chapbook Press, 2023

Awards

References

  1. "Biography". Edward Bloor Official Website. n.d. Retrieved 2006-08-19.
  2. "NDHS | Private Catholic High School in Lawrenceville NJ". www.ndnj.org. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. Reilly, Megan. "2015 Hall of Fame Inductees", Notre Dame High School, April 15, 2015. Accessed December 13, 2018. "Notre Dame is proud to announce and congratulate the 2015 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees.... This year's inductees are as follows:... Edward Bloor '68- Award winning Author and Novelist"
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