Edward Bloor

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

Biography Bloor was born in Trenton, New Jersey, son of Edward Bloor and Mary Cowley. Bloor graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1968; the school inducted him into its hall of fame in 2015. 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.

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 Goalkeeper, Harcourt, 2025

Awards For Tangerine American Library Association Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, 1997 Edgar Award nomination for Best Young Adult Novel, 1998 American Booksellers Association Pick of the List, 1997 New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 1997 "Horn Book" Fanfare Book A "BCCB" Blue Ribbon Book For Crusader New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, 1999 For Story Time Edgar Award nomination for Best Young Adult Novel, 2005 New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, 2006 For London Calling New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, 2007 Virginia Readers Choice Selection, 2010 For Taken The Florida Book Award Silver Medal, 2008 Florida Sunshine State Readers Selection, 2010 For A Plague Year Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award Selection, 2012 For Centennial FTF Miami, New Year/New Work Play Reading Series Selection, 2020