Update: April 15, 2009 Edward Bloor has announced that Blood Orange was just an April Fools' Day prank. His new novel is not a sequel to Tangerine, nor does it have vampires in it. If it did, he wouldn't be worrying about taxes today. Update: April 1, 2009 Edward Bloor has signed to write the long-awaited sequel to Tangerine. In the sequel, titled Blood Orange, Erik Fisher, evil older brother of Paul, is assimilated into a group of teenage vampires that systematically prey on the cheerleaders at Paul's high school. Update: March 31, 2009 On May 19, Edward Bloor has an appearance scheduled at the Dodd Middle School, Chesire, Connecticut. Update: January 29, 2009 Taken has been nominated for the Grand Canyon Reader Award, Arizona's state reading award. On May 21, 2009, Edward Bloor has an appearance scheduled at Kenmore Middle School, Buffalo, NY. Go Sabres! Update: January 18, 2009 London Calling has been nominated for the Virginia Readers' Choice award. Update: December 13, 2008 Appearance at Barnes & Noble, Winter Garden, Florida; speech and signing to benefit the West Orange Times' Reading Reindeer charity. Update: June 1, 2008 London Calling has won the Bookbinders' Guild of New York Award: First Place in the Hardcover Young Adult category. Update: May 15, 2008 The National Council of Social Studies has named Dear Author: Letters of Hope, edited by Dr. Joan Kaywell, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2008. In its award announcement, the Council stated: "This compilation of authentic fan mail to young adult authors, and their responses, illuminates the importance of the real issues portrayed in books." Check it out by clicking here! Update: March 7, 2008 Speaking engagements in April: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Lake County Festival of Reading Cooper Memorial Library Clermont, Florida Friday, April 4, 2008 UCF Literacy Symposium University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Friday, April 18, 2008 2008 Secondary Reading Council Conference Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort Panama City, FL Update: March 6, 2008 London Calling: "London Calling to the underworld. Come out of the cupboards, ya boys and girls." --The Clash London Calling is now available in a Random House paperback edition. The art is the same as on the hardcover, but they have added new promotional material such as: A Top Ten Book Sense 76 Pick "Extraordinarily moving…Characters ask, with good reason, what the truth is about the past or present." — Chicago Tribune "A beautifully written story" — The Washington Post Crusader: CrushFilm Ltd. of London, UK, has optioned the film rights for Crusader. Taken: Florida Book Awards announced: Taken has been awarded the Silver Medal in Young Adult Fiction of the Florida Book Awards for 2007. Interview: Listen to Edward Bloor's March 2nd interview about Taken, London Calling, and other books on Front Porch at frontporchwithannakline.com. Update: October 6, 2007 Taken publication tour dates: October 9, Skokie, IL Barnes & Noble 55 Old Orchard Center 7:30 pm October 10, LaGrange, IL Borders 1 N. LaGrange Road 7:00 pm October 11, Oklahoma City, OK Barnes & Noble 6200 North May Avenue 7:00 PM October 13, Wichita, KS Watermark Books & Café 4701 East Douglas 2:00 PM October 27, Ocoee, FL Borders 9441 West Colonial Drive 7:00 pm November 3—4, Dover, DE Delaware Book Festival November 9—10, Miami, FL Miami International Book Festival Update: July 10, 2007 Another review of the re-released Crusader from that most virtuous of review outlets, Bookslut. Check this column out for summer reading: http://www.bookslut.com/bookslut_in_training/2007_06_011207.php Update: May 19, 2007 Joyce Handzo's review of Crusader by Edward Bloor for Curled Up With a Good Kid's Book has been posted. To read the review go to: http://www.curledupkids.com/crubloor.htm Update: March 3, 2007 Like a skeleton horse, from the gates of hell,* Crusader has escaped from its exile among not-currently-available titles. The long-awaited trade paperback is out from Harcourt, with a large, reader-friendly trim size, and a cool, dark cover. *stolen from a great monologue in Talladega Nights To read more about Crusader, click here. Also, Tangerine had some recent national publicity, being featured on February 23 on CBS's The Early Show, and in the March 2007 edition of Family Circle magazine. To view The Early Show video piece, click here. Update: February 19, 2007 The tenth-anniversary hardcover edition of Tangerine, with an introduction by Danny DeVito, is now available! Click here to buy it now! Update: February 10, 2007 London Calling will be Edward Bloor's first novel to be translated into a foreign language. Or two. European publishers Librarie Plon and RCS Libri have made arrangements to release French and Italian versions in 2007. Edward Bloor's fifth novel, Taken , has been posted on Amazon.com! Copies can be pre-ordered prior to the release date of October 9, 2007. Update: December 14, 2006 Edward Bloor will have a signing at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida, on Saturday, January 13, 2007, at 1:00pm. Books & Books Inc 265 Aragon Ave Coral Gables, FL 33134 Map It! Update: November 4, 2006 We now have a Photo Gallery! You can access it by clicking on the button to the left, or by clicking here! Update: October 7, 2006 Tonight is the launch of London Calling. The event will be starting at 6:45pm! Borders is located at: 9441 W. Colonial Dr. Ocoee , FL 34761 Phone: (407) 532-2269 Map It! Update: September 30, 2006 London Calling was released on September 26th! You can purchase it anywhere including Amazon.com by clicking here. To celebrate the release of London Calling, Edward Bloor is making a series of speeches and signings. October 7, 2006: Reading and signing at Borders in Ocoee, Florida. Music begins at 6:45pm; reading and signing begins at 7:00pm. October 12–13, 2006: Speaking at the Florida Council of Teachers of English Convention at the Orlando Renaissance Hotel, Orlando, FL. November 4, 2006: Signing at the Sarasota Reading Festival, 2pm, at the Friends-Selby Public Library, Sarasota, FL. November 12, 2006: Signing at the Junior League of Tampa Holiday Gift Mart, 11am, at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, FL. November 23, 2006: Speaking at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN. Update: August 19, 2006 On October 7, 2006, join us at Borders in Ocoee, Florida, for a launch of London Calling. Music begins at 6:45pm; reading and signing begins at 7:00pm. Borders is located at: 9441 W. Colonial Dr. Ocoee , FL 34761 Phone: (407) 532-2269 Map It! Update: August 1, 2006 Harcourt will release a tenth-anniversary hardcover edition of Tangerine in the spring of 2007, featuring an introduction by Danny De Vito. Update: April 23, 2006 Tangerine is being re-released in August with a new front cover, a commentary by the author, and a reader chat section. Be sure to look for it in your favorite book store! To read more about Tangerine, click here. Update: April 22, 2006 London Calling is being released September 26, 2006!  It will be Edward Bloor's fourth novel.  You can preorder it from Amazon.com by clicking here! Update: April 20, 2006 Edward Bloor's Official Website Goes Live!