LATEST NEWS:
CONTAINMENT will soon be coming out in paperback! Release date is September 12, 2017. To pre-order go to https://www.amazon.com/Containment-Thriller-Hank-Parker/dp/1501136445 and click on paperback format option.
PREVIOUS NEWS:
CONTAINMENT was released on January 10 (hardcover, Kindle, and Audiobook formats).
On January 11 I was interviewed by the International Spy Museum, Washington, DC for a Podcast about bioterrorism and the book. To hear the Podcast, go to the following link: https://www.spymuseum.org/multimedia/spycast/episode/bioweapons-containment-an-interview-with-dr-hank-parker/
Later on January 11, I gave a presentation on the book to the Georgetown University Medical Center. On January 14, the Annapolis (MD) Bookstore hosted a book-signing event for CONTAINMENT. Please check the Events tab for upcoming events.
I had an article on agroterrorism published in the New York Post: http://nypost.com/2017/01/07/its-alarmingly-easy-for-terrorists-to-contaminate-our-food-supply/
And another article of mine, on ticks, was published in Tips on Life and Love: http://www.tipsonlifeandlove.com/health-and-wellness/tiny-terrors-protecting-your-family-from-ticks?cp_type=enpm&rmid=TOLL_Weekly_2016&rrid=11693307
On February 9, I gave a presentation on Facts from Fiction: Communicating Biorisk to the Lay Public, at the USDA-ARS 4th International Biosafety and Biocontainment Symposium (over 200 international registrants) and did a book signing for CONTAINMENT.
As of February 13, my article, How to Keep Your Family Safe from Foodborne Illness (featuring CONTAINMENT) was carried in all major markets of CBS Local.
On February 20, my review of THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE SCARLET MACAW was published in Off the Shelf: http://offtheshelf.com/2017/02/the-last-flight-of-the-scarlet-macaw-by-bruce-barcott/
Since February I have given presentations and book signings in St. Johnsbury, VT; West Palm Beach, FL; San Francisco, CA; the University of Delaware; and Irasburg, VT (see Events page for details).
I have also given the following interviews:
January 11, 2017: International Spy Museum (see above)
January 24, 2017: The Larry Corley Show, WQNA-FM radio
March 4, 2017: Food Chain Radio Show, KSCO-FM
March 30, 2017: Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights Live!
May, 2017: North Star (VT) Monthly
May 17, 2017: Barton (VT) Chronicle