Paul Block is the author of 15 novels and the former editor-in-chief of Book Creations Inc., a book producer specializing in historical fiction. Block also is a working journalist and photographer. He currently is senior producer of the web site of the Times Union newspaper in Albany, N.Y. Block grew up in Glen Cove, N.Y., and attended the State University of New York at Binghamton and Empire State College. He has two grown children and lives in the Albany area with his wife, Connie.