Writing
Nowhere in the world can you get closer to wildlife than you can in the ocean. A Year Underwater takes you there, within inches of squadrons of squid, seven-foot sharks, 20-pound lobsters, and myriad creatures living in minuscule worlds almost too small to see.
Between New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve of 2015, I dove up and down the East Coast of North America, through winter storms and summer heat waves. A Year Underwater is my record of that year: of creatures mating, spawning, hiding and making meals of one another, all within a stone’s throw of the beach. This is a book for anyone who loves the feel of the ocean, or who’s ever looked at it and wondered what was happening beneath the surface.
Where to Buy A Year Underwater
If you're a book store and want to carry A Year Underwater, send a message here: contact@bluesphere.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Harvard Book Store, Cambridge
The Bookstore of Gloucester 61 Main Street, Gloucester
Undersea Divers, Danvers
Northeast Scuba, Chelmsford
United Divers, Somerville
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Seacoast Science Center, Rye
http://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/
Divers Den, Manchester
MAINE
Aqua Diving Academy, Portland
http://www.aquadivingacademy.com
CONNECTICUT
Seaview Scuba, Quaker Hill
NEW JERSEY
Divers Two, Avon-by-the-Sea
VIRGINIA
Sundial Books, Chincoteague
FLORIDA
Force-E Scuba CentersBoca Raton, West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach
CANADA
COJO Diving, Lincoln NB
The book is also available on-line, both print and e-versions, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, the iStore, etc.
Past Media & Events
December 19, 2017 Cataret County News Observer, "A Wild Ride Under The Waves"
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/
October 30, 2017 Bangor Daily News, "A Year Underwater"
http://rheller.bangordailynews.com/2017/10/30/book-reviews/a-year-underwater-book-review/
September 12, 2017 SECONN Divers -- A Year Underwater
August 27, 2017 Portsmouth Sunday Herald, Diver Takes Readers Beneath The Water
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170827/diver-takes-readers-beneath-water
August 31, 2017 NAUI's podcast
http://traffic.libsyn.com/nauipodcast/NDTR083117.mp3
August 14, 2017 Leonard Lopate WNYC -- A Year Underwater https://player.fm/series/the-leonard-lopate-show/a-year-spent-diving-from-st-lawrence-to-west-palm-beach
March 2017 Boston Sea Rovers -- Night Diving in New England
May 26, 2017 Henry Parker Presents -- A Year Underwater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP_BQ7lxGCk
June 9, 2017 Finatics Dive Club -- Six Dives to Make This Summer
June 25, 2017 Good Morning Gloucester -- A Year Underwater
minutes 26-48
June 29, 2017 Somerville Scout, A Year Underwater
http://scoutsomerville.com/jerry-shine-year-underwater/
July 27, 2017 Undersea Divers Photo Society -- How to Get Interesting Shots When You're Only Seeing Ordinary Stuff
Photography
Speaking
I give talks on marine life and diving at dive shows across the country, as well as at such colleges and universities as Harvard, MIT and Wellesley. If you'd like to set up a presentation for your organization, use the Contact button below.
All-Around Good Guy
You can't be a good guy if you're afraid to get dirty!