In 2001, Paul completed a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. His stories reflect his personal experiences, including the difficulties of growing up without a father, being the “new kid” in school, and dealing with the loss of a loved one. He now serves as both editor of the series and author or coauthor of several novels, including The Bully, The Gun, and The Fallen. Originally working as an assistant with the Bluford novels, Paul’s role steadily grew. After he contributed to a number of TP textbooks and taught English at a community college, Paul reconnected to his interests in creative writing through the Bluford Series. While at La Salle, he lived with international students, traveled to his roommate’s home in Kenya, became a prison tutor, and found “the courage” to write.Īfter graduation, he worked for a nonprofit agency in Philadelphia and then joined Townsend Press (TP) as an Assistant Editor. In 1991, he enrolled at Camden County College and a year later transferred to La Salle University, where he studied creative writing and literature, earning a B.A. “Each job,” he says today, “could be the topic of several juicy novels.” There he attended public school and worked a variety of jobs-including salesperson at a shoe store, attendant at a horse ranch, landscaper at a mental hospital, and a night-shift stockperson in a warehouse store near Atlantic City. Born in Philadelphia, Paul Langan spent his early childhood in the city before moving with his single mother to southern New Jersey.
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