RESUME

ECHO HERON is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books. For more details about each individual book, including reviews, click the BOOKS
link on the menu above.

A pioneer of the true medicine genre, Ms. Heron was a critical care RN for 18 years in the San Francisco Bay area. She is active as a speaker on healthcare issues and nurse and patient rights. She currently lives between Here and There and despite this, continues to write.

LITERARY AGENT: DOMINICK ABEL, NY, NY.

PUBLISHED WORK:

INTENSIVE CARE; THE STORY OF A NURSE
True Medicine/​Autobiographical
1987 Macmillan /​/​1988 Ivy/​ Ballantine

BESTSELLER LISTS:
*NEW YORK TIMES/​8 Weeks/​ July-Aug 1988
San Francisco Chronicle - 4 Weeks - Aug 1988
Waldenbooks - 30 weeks July 1988- Feb 1989

Book of the Year 1988 American Journal of Nursing

Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild selections 1987
Glamour and Redbook excerpted 1987

AUDIO PUBLICATIONS: Japanese publisher - read by the author

FOREIGN RIGHTS: Japan, Britain, Slovakia, Austria
Optioned for Film: Telecom Inc., and Citadel, Inc.

Media tour (partial list): The Today Show, Oprah, CBS Morning Show, Hour Magazine, CNN Midday, CNN Nightline, Sally Jesse Rafael, NPR Boston, Michael Jackson Show

MERCY
Fiction /​ Medical Novel
1992 Simon & Schuster,
1993 Ivy/​Ballantine, USA and Canada

Book of the Month Club selection 1992

FOREIGN RIGHTS: Germany, Czech Republic

Media Tour: Cleveland, New York, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, St. Louis, Chicago, Albany, Washington D.C.

CONDITION CRITICAL; THE STORY OF A NURSE CONTINUES
True Medicine/​Autobiographical
1994 Fawcett
1995 Ivy/​ Ballantine

BESTSELLER LISTS: San Francisco Chronicle
Waldenbooks

Literary Guild alternate selection

Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle

FOREIGN RIGHTS: Britain, Austria, Slovakia

FILM OPTIONS: Telecom, Inc., Citadel Inc.

MEDIA TOURS: New York City, Boston, Albany, Washington DC, Toronto, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Kansas City, Dayton, Atlanta, Denver, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco /​/​ National Public Radio - Washington D.C, CNN Nightline (partial list)

TENDING LIVES; NURSES ON THE MEDICAL FRONT
True Medicine
1998 Fawcett
1999 Ivy/​Ballantine

AUDIO PUBLICATIONS: Durkin Hayes Inc.

FOREIGN RIGHTS: Czech Republic

MEDIA TOUR 1998: San Francisco, Boston, Washington D.C., Seattle, Tampa, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Chicago, San Diego, National Public Radio

The Adele Monsarrat, R.N. medical thriller series:

PULSE
Ivy/​Ballantine June 1998
PANIC
Ivy/​Ballantine August 1998
PARADOX
Ivy/​Ballantine February, 1999
FATAL DIAGNOSIS
Ivy/​Ballantine September, 2000

FOREIGN RIGHTS: Czech Republic

ECHO HERON AS SPEAKER/​RABBLE ROUSER/​MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Ms. Heron is available as a speaker on a variety of subjects:

1. Motivational and/​or commencement speeches for nursing students and nurses

2. Lectures for laypeople on how to protect themselves as patients and get the best health care available

3. Lectures/​forums for nursing and non-nursing students at high school and college level on writing, healthcare

4. Political lectures/​forums for nurses. Covered are such topics as whistle-blowing, use of unlicensed personnel,understaffing, mandatory overtime, floating, gender discrimination, union representation, etc.

Please note that I encourage audience participation and discussion

PREVIOUS KEYNOTE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (partial list):
California Nurses Conference (9/​03)
Westlake High School(yearly)
Virginia Nurse-Writers, HEALTH AFFAIRS
Maine Nurses Assn.
Massachusetts Nurses Assn.
California Nurses Assn.
American Nurses Assn., Washington, DC
University of New Hampshire
Boston College
Washington Nurses Assn.
Colorado Student Nurses Assn.
Portland American Assn. of Critical Care Nurses
American Federation of Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, Washington DC
Florida Nurses Assn.
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Diego
University of Kentucky
AARP/​Council for the Handicapped, MI
Suicide Prevention Assn., CA
Women in Business Assn., CA
Mills Women’s College, Oakland, CA
Santa Rosa College, CA
Denver Student Nurses Assn.
Student Nurses Assn. of Seattle
College of Marin, CA
Tamalpias High School
Santa Clara University
Bellarmine University, KY
American Assn. of Critical Care Nurses, CA
Stanford University Hospital, CA
American OR Nurses Assn.
American Library Assn., CA
De Anza College, CA
Vermont Technical College 5/​06
AmeriTech College, Salt Lake City 4/​07
Canada Critical Care Nurses, Toronto 4/​09

BOOKS by ECHO HERON: CLICK ON THESE TITLES FOR MORE INFORMATION

ECHO HERON - NONFICTION
INTENSIVE CARE; THE STORY OF A NURSE
This New York Times bestseller chronicles the journey of an idealistic nursing student through the gritty realities of practice with humor and a fine eye for detail. Shockingly believable.
CONDITION CRITICAL; THE STORY OF A NURSE CONTINUES
Sequel to Intensive Care, Heron gives readers a graphic, tell-all description of life behind the closed doors of a busy trauma center. She fleshes out brief patient vignettes in ways that haunt one's memory.
TENDING LIVES; NURSES ON THE MEDICAL FRONT
In these forty chapters what nurses witness and sustain on a daily basis is revealed with candor, humor and sensitivity. From birth to death, despair to triumph, these nurses' bravery, heart and unwavering commitment shine through.
ECHO HERON - FICTION
MERCY
An intriguing medical mystery thriller, this combination nurse, hospital and detective story, is a fascinating work set in the hectic realism of its hospital setting.
The Adele Monsarrat, RN Medical Thriller Series
PULSE
The first in the Adele Monsarrat, RN, medical mystery series
PANIC
Second in the Adele Monsarrat medical thriller series
PARADOX
The third in the Adele Monsarrat medical thriller series
FATAL DIAGNOSIS
Fourth in the Adele Monsarrat medical thriller series