This site, maintained by "Previewport.com," ("Connecting Readers and Writers Worldwide"), is a valuable resource for fans of Bloom's work. You will find a link that displays her article, "Desire: Dead or Just Faking," a list of her top 20 (or… ten as you'll discover) books, a list of honors and awards, a bibliography, and a few selected Web links. After you're finished researching, you can even join her online newsletter.

MSN Underwire: In Profile: Amy Bloom
http://underwire.msn.com/underwire/social/inprofile/70Profile.asp

Click here to access a witty and revealing interview conducted by Candace Dempsey, the producer/managing editor of the online "Underwire." Candace asks revealing questions of the famous author and long time therapist, in this session titled "Why Do Women Love Bad Boys?" The author gives advice and insight on that subject, along with the topics of relationships in life, relationships in her writing, and "smart women."

New York State Writer's Institute: University of New York: Amy Bloom
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/bloom.html

Visit this site to access a thorough and entertaining review of Bloom's first novel, Love Invents Us, along with a brief biography. This is a nice overview that will help readers familiarize themselves with Bloom's fiction.

BIOGRAPHY
Amy Bloom (b. 1953) was born in New York City, to parents who were both writers. She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.S.W. from Smith College. After graduating, she opened a private psychotherapy practice in Middletown, Connecticut. She published a book of short stories, Come To Me, in 1993. The story "Semper Fidelis" won the O. Henry Award, and the collection as a whole was nominated for a National Book Award. She published her first novel, Love Inverts Us, in 1996, and her second collection of stories, A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (2000), was nominated for the National Book Critic's Circle Award for Fiction.