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Publicity and Appearances

• March 29, 2008--Eric and Greg Holt discussed the Russia project further on the Scuba Radio show from the Beneath the Sea dive show in Seacaucus, New Jersey.
• March 18, 2008--Eric spoke all day to students at the Seaside Elementary School in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina about sea turtles and how to write stories. The second grade class read a draft of Eric's first kid's story. See a picture and see drawings, here and here from the students.
• March 15, 2008--Hear Eric talking about the Russian dive show on Scuba Radio with Greg the Divemaster and Pete from Scuba Board.
• Sept. 20, 2007--Dan Orr and Eric spoke at the Greensboro Stingray Diver dive club meeting and signed 15 copies of Scuba Diving Safety for members.
• August 2007-- DiveTraining magazine ran a review of Scuba Diving Safety in the issue of the magazine.
• August 2007 -- Sources: NAUI's quarterly member journal just published a full-page review of Scuba Diving Safety
• July 11, 2007 -- Podcast Review: Jo Cocozza reviewed Scuba Diving Safety on his pod cast Pod Diver Radio on . Listen to it here.
• July 2007 -- Two for one : Northeast Dive News ran reviews of both Flooding Hollywood and Scuba Diving Safety. Read them both.
• July -- CoAir: Eric donated two signed copies of Flooding Hollywood to the Continental Airlines dive club for their annual underwater treasure hunt in September in Roatan.
• Riverfest -- the weekend before the fourth of July, Eric set up a table in front of Hobby III -- a sternwheeler owned by JD Pauley and Denny Dawson and talked to people about diving and his books. See a picture of the boat.
• Eric appeared on Scuba Radio from the floor of the Scuba Show in Long Beach, CA June 16, 2007. Listen to the interview.
• Eric appeared on Scuba Radio, on May 26, 2007, talking about his recent trip to Mexico, diving the cenotes and Scuba Diving Safety. Listen to the interview.
• Flooding Hollywood was featured in Scuba Diving Magazine's Dive Into Adventure supplement. See the full page story.
• Read the press release Human Kinetics sent out about Scuba Diving Safety.
• May 2007 -- Human Kinetics sent out press releases about the new release of Scuba Diving Safety.
• The Duke Anesthesiology Department announced the release of Scuba Diving Safety in the May departmental newsletter.
• March 10, 2007 -- The Dive Shop, Richmond, VA. 5 to 7 p.m. -- Eric gave a presentation and signed copies of his books.
• March 7, 2007 -- South Florida Divers, Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida -- Eric gave a presentation and signed copies of both Cayman Cowboys and Flooding Hollywood. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel ran an announcement of the presentation.
• February 15, 2007 -- Sunset House, the setting for most of Cayman Cowboys included a new mention for Cayman Cowboys in the January/February Email Newsletter and also promoted Flooding Hollywood.
• Feb. 10 and 17, 2007 -- Eric was on Scuba Radio during the live broadcast from the Our World Underwater dive show in Chicago, IL. Greg broadcast the first show live and aired a second show using material from the show. Eric spoke about Flooding Hollywood on the Feb. 10 show and the soon-to-be-released Scuba Diving Safety on the Feb 17 show.
• Eric signed books at Our World Underwater 2007 while he was on the air with Greg the Divemaster from ScubaRadio. The picture at right is two divers who stopped by to get copies.
• Feb. 2007 -- Diving In Depth.com featured Flooding Hollywood as the book of the month.
• January 11, 2007—Eric offered a presentation on diving heroes for the Stingray Divers Dive Club in Greensboro , NC .
• Dec. 18, 2006 -- ScubaPRWire published the release about Bait and Switch
• Dec. 16, 2006 -- Eric appeared on Scuba Radio to promote Flooding Hollywood and the online short story Bait and Switch.
• Dec. 15, 2006 -- Scuba-Doc published the release about Flooding Hollywood and the short story Bait and Switch.
• Dec. 15, 2006 --Dutch diving blog Duiken Plein published the notice about Bait and Switch.
• Dec. 15, 2006 -- Dutch diving chatroom www.zoekertjes.duiken .be included the Bait and Switch notice.
• Dec. 15, 2006 -- Dutch diving forum Duikforum published the notice about Bait and Switch.
• Dec. 15, 2006 -- Divers Cafe in the Netherlands published the notice about Bait and Switch.
• Dec. 13, 2006 -- Scuba Diving Magazine ran a feature about Eric and Flooding Hollywood in the January issue , along with the short story Bait and Switch on the website.
• Dec. 7, 2006 -- The Huntington Herald Dispatch ran a press release for the short story Pearl Harbor Christmas.
• Nov. 28, 2006 -- Dive Training Magazine included a notice about Flooding Hollywood in the December 2006 issue.
• Nov. 15, 2006 -- Scuba PR Wire distributed the press release about Flooding Hollywood to its contact list.
• Nov. 11, 2006 -- PodDiver Podcast interviewed Eric on the convention center show floor at the DEMA Show in Orlando , Florida . If you're interested, you can also hear Eric read Chapter 4 from Cayman Cowboys on Poddiver.
• Oct. 20, 2006 -- Scuba Radio broadcasted live from DAN headquarters and Greg Holt interviewed Eric about Flooding Hollywood
• Oct. 19, 2006 -- Dive News Wire carried a press release about the new book to the scuba industry.
• The Monday Book Club included a notice about Flooding Hollywood on their website schedule. This club meets in Charleston , WV , Eric's home town.
• Scuba Sports Club of Westchester, New York -- October 11, 2006. Eric spoke to the club members about Flooding Hollywood for the first time.
• The Scuba Sports Club included information about Eric's appearance at their October club meeting in their newsletter to all members.
• Sept. 29, 2006 -- DivePro-Info, an online dive news resource published the press release .
• Sept. 25, 2006 -- The Duke Department of Anesthesiology Newsletter included a notice about Flooding Hollywood in the departmental newsletter .
• Sept. 25, 2006 -- The Scuba Herald , an online newspaper devoted to diving, featured Flooding Hollywood on the front page with a larger story inside.
• Sept. 23, 2006 -- Greg the Divemaster interviewed Eric on Scuba Radio . Hear the discussion.
• Sept. 22, 2006 -- ShareDiving.com featured Flooding Hollywood on the front page of the website with a longer story about the book inside.
• Sept. 21, 2006 -- Scuba-Doc included a press release about Flooding Hollywood in his regular email and blog.
• Sept. 19, 2006 -- The diver blog Divester posted a great promotion for Flooding Hollywood for the readers.
• Sept. 15, 2006 -- ScubaDiving.com, the website for Scuba Diving Magazine was the first to publish information about Flooding Hollywood in the News You Can Use section of the website .
• Listen Online to Eric read a chapter from Cayman Cowboys. It was first broadcast on show #38 of PodDiver Radio.
• Northwest Dive News reviewed Cayman Cowboys in the June 2006 edition. Read the complete review.
• June 2006 -- Diving in Depth website promoted Cayman Cowboys as the book of the month. See a screenshot of the website.
• Feb. 2006 -- Scuba Radio gave a copy of Cayman Cowboys to a long-time listener at the Our World Underwater dive show in Chicago , Il . The show was a great success. Eric got a table right by the front entrance and had chance to talk to many interested divers and sign numerous copies of Cayman Cowboys.
• Dec. 2005 -- Bluegrass Kitchen in Charleston , WV hosted an extremely successful book signing for Eric on Dec. 22. Check out a picture from the event and see the announcements that ran in the Charleston Daily Mail and "The Gazz" -- the entertainment section of the Charleston Gazette.
• November 2005 -- Scuba Diving Magazine promoted Cayman Cowboys in the November edition of the email newsletter Depth Finder .
• Nov. 30, 2005 -- Charleston Newspapers Metro Editions ran an article about the Dive Tech and Sports book signing in the edition. Eric signed books at Dive Tech and Sports in South Charleston , WV . See a picture from the event.
• October 2005 -- Eric went diving during the annual treasure hunt and fundraiser at Blue Stone Dive Resort in Thomasville , NC . See a picture.
• October 2005 -- With the release of the fourth and final installment of Going Down with the Ship , Eric appeared on the Scuba Radio syndicated radio show. Listen to the complete interview here.
• October 2005 -- Diver Magazine in the UK published a review of Cayman Cowboys in the October issue where the editor said " By all means, read this book as its a bit of underwater fun..." See other reviewers comments.
• September 24, 2005 -- The third installment of GDWS went online and Eric again went on Scuba Radio . He also talked about his latest project for Divers Alert Network.
• See the notice Duiken Magazine published about Cayman Cowboys in the September 2005 issue.
• September 8, 2005 -- The Caymanian Compass , the national newspaper of Grand Cayman published an article about Cayman Cowboys. Read it now.
• August 27, 2005 -- Eric made a quick appearance on Scuba Radio on for a third time to promote the second installment of the short story Going Down with the Ship and Cayman Cowboys. Hear the clip .
• August 26, 2005 -- The Hope Creek Church Book Club read Cayman Cowboys and had Eric in for their meeting to discuss it. See a picture.
• August 28, 2005 -- The Huntington Herald-Dispatch published an article in the Life on the Edge section. The Herald-Dispatch is the local newspaper where Eric attend Marshall University in Huntington , WV . Read the article.
• July 30, 2005 -- Eric was a guest on Scuba Radio for the second time. He discussed Cayman Cowboys, diving in North Carolina and the upcoming serialized short story, available exclusively on Scubaradio.com. Hear the interview .
• July 30, 2005 -- Eric was the guest of the Outer Banks Dive Center for a promotional day. Divers got the chance to dive with the author and then attend a book signing later that day. See a picture.
• July 29, 2005, Eric was a radio guest on the 99.1, The Sound on the Outer Banks on John Mathews morning radio show, promoting Cayman Cowboys and a book signing planned for the next day.
• July 23, 2005, Eric joined a group of Russian musicians at The Living Room bookstore in Myrtle Beach , SC for a book signing .
• June 2005 -- Dr. Ernest Campbell included a notice about Cayman Cowboys in his regular 10 Foot Stop Newsletter .
• June 2005 -- Discovery Diving in Beaufort , NC included a notice about Cayman Cowboys in their regular email newsletter.
• June 2005 -- A signed copy of the novel was donated to the Wyland Foundation's recent fundraiser for silent auction.
• May through June 2005 -- Sunset House, where much of the action in Cayman Cowboys takes place, included a publication announcement in the resort's regular email newsletters in May, June and July.
• June 2005 -- Dive Training Magazine included the Cayman Cowboys publication announcement in the June 2005 issue in the Dive Observer section. See the online version .
• April 30, 2005 -- Eric was interviewed by Greg the Divemaster on Scuba Radio, the world's first talk radio show devoted to scuba diving. Listen to the interview (380 KB). or visit Scuba Radio and listen to the entire show.
• May 2005 -- Divers Alert Network included this publication announcement in the May/June 2005 issue of Alert Diver Magazine. The book will also be a featured DAN Member giveaway in the September/October issue.