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John Florio

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John Florio was raised in Flushing, NY. He credits the streets of Queens as one of his earliest influences, along with black-and-white movies, old superhero comics, Sports Illustrated, Humphrey Bogart, and the Hardy Boys.

A fan of pop fiction and creative nonfiction, Florio is the author of the historical crime novels, Sugar Pop Moon and Blind Moon Alley. With Ouisie Shapiro, he has written the nonfiction books: Marked Man, Doomed, War in the Ring, One Nation Under Baseball, and One Punch from the Promised Land. Florio and Shapiro also contribute to The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Nation, and ESPN.

Florio holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine, an MA from New York University, an MBA from St. John’s University
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John Florio Thanks so much for the kind words--appreciated!

I'm still not sure of the inspiration behind Jersey, other than my recollections of growing up in Queen…more
Thanks so much for the kind words--appreciated!

I'm still not sure of the inspiration behind Jersey, other than my recollections of growing up in Queens (NY) and hanging out in bars as a teenager. My friends and I were underage, so we had our own getaway, avoiding parents and police, similar to the way Jersey and his friends have their own secret society in the Pour House and Ink Well. I also grew up watching a ton of classic movies, so that probably had some influence, too. But who knows. I'll never be sure.

I'm working on another crime novel now, but it's not part of the Jersey Leo series. I'm hoping to finish this one up, and then get back to Jersey and his crew. :)

Thanks again for reading. So glad you enjoy the books.

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