Matt Bloom

“...this novel introduces a talent whose ability to create interesting characters and drive them through a narrative marks him as an author to watch.”
“...Bloom’s strong writing, poignant characters, and gutsy story make for an impressive debut. Let’s hope for more from this talented new author.”
“...a compelling, strongly told tale of a boxer’s temptation to take a fall in the fight of his life…a profoundly moral book in which we encounter a world of memorable characters...”
“...it takes talent to conjure in the reader a sympathetic interest. Bloom does that...”
“...Blue Paradise has the funky feel of a hot and nasty New York summer heat wave...”
“...Author Matt Bloom scored a knockout punch with his debut novel, Blue Paradise...”
“I loved this tender, funny and really engrossing world of boxers and barflies. Matt Bloom is a wonderful new writer.”
“As steamy, brash and captivating as a Ninth Avenue summer night. Matt Bloom’s tale of a young boxer’s search for his soul among the bars, night clubs and hard streets of Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen is a morality tale for the 90’s and a shining debut.”
“Blue Paradise serves up a heady mix of memorable characters, evocative scenes, and a classic moral conundrum... A memorable debut from a definite contender.”
“Matt Bloom has an infallible ear for the voices of dreamers and down-and-outs. His subject is hope-the kind that kills and the kind that cures. Blue Paradise is a knockout by a talented young writer who goes the distance.”
“In Blue Paradise, Matt Bloom makes a brave descent into one of the more desperate circles of Hell’s Kitchen and surfaces with a taut and steamy tale intended only for those who can take the heat.”