Don Keith

Not to be confused with Donald Keith, the pseudonym of authors Donald and Keith Monroe.

Don Keith
Born12 December 1947
Springville
Alma mater
OccupationWriter (1995–), screenwriter, filmmaker, freelance writer, radio personality (1970–1979), radio producer, radio personality (1979–1983), programmer (1990–2002), vice president (2002–2012)
Stylenovel, thriller, nonfiction literature
Websitehttp://www.donkeith.com/
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Don Keith (born December 12, 1947, in Springville, Alabama) is an American writer,[1][2][3] best known for his books series Hunter Killer (2003–2023) co-authored with George Wallace, of which the novel Firing Point (2011) was adapted into the film Hunter Killer (2018).[4][5] He has also authored several biographies, young adult novels, and military history books.[6][7]

Biography

Keith was born on December 12, 1947, in Springville, Alabama. In 1970, he was a graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in Broadcast and Film.[2][8][9]

He has been an amateur radio operator since 1969[10] and he co-owned with Sherri Brice the radio station WZEW in Mobile, Alabama from 1983 to 1986.[11][12]

Keith's first novel, The Forever Season (1995), received the Fiction of the Year award from the Alabama Library Association.[2][13]

He and his wife, Charlene, live in Indian Springs Village, Alabama.[2]

Works

Novels

Hunter Killer series (with George Wallace):

  1. Final Bearing (2003), ISBN 9780765304155
  2. Dangerous Grounds (2015), ISBN 9781518760501
  3. Cuban Deep (2019), ISBN 9781951249229
  4. Fast Attack (2019), ISBN 9781951249014
  5. Arabian Storm (2020), ISBN 9781648759031
  6. Warshot (2021), ISBN 9798507883295
  7. Silent Running (2022), ISBN 9781648752148
  8. Snapshot (2023), ASIN B0B1F79QP1

The Ride series (as Jeffery Addison, with Edie Hand):

  1. A Christmas Ride: Miracle of the Lights (2009), ISBN 9781933251684
  2. The Soldier's Ride (2009), ISBN 9781933251677
  3. The Last Christmas Ride: A Novella (2007), novella, ISBN 9781581826241

Stand-alones:

Young adult novels

Rolling Thunder Stock Car Racing series (with Kent Wright):

  1. White Lightning (1999), ISBN 0812575067
  2. Road to Daytona (1999), ISBN 0812575075
  3. Race To Glory (1999), ISBN 0812575083
  4. On to Talladega (2000), ISBN 0812575091
  5. Young Guns (2000), ISBN 0812545060
  6. First to the Flag (2000), ISBN 0812545079
  7. Inside Pass (2000), ISBN 0812545087
  8. On the Throttle (2001), ISBN 0812545095

Non-fiction

Biographies
Guides
  • Riding the Shortwaves: Exploring the Magic of Amateur Radio (2012), ISBN 9781478298519
  • Untold Millions: How You Can Capture and Save Eyewitness History (2012), ASIN B00A1SYS5Y
  • Writing to be Published... and Read (2012), ISBN 9781370148226
  • Get on the Air... Now!: A practical, understandable guide to getting the most from Amateur Radio (2015), ISBN 9781514780893
  • The Amateur Radio Dictionary: The most complete glossary of Ham Radio terms ever compiled (2015), ISBN 9781514810040
  • Dial Dancing: Tales of the fascinating, fabulous, frequency-hopping, wavelength-walking, power punching, ionosphere-scorching, ditting and dahing, ... wide and wonderful world of amateur radio (2015), ISBN 9781548962685
History
  • Gallant Lady: A Biography of the USS Archerfish (2004), with Ken Henry, ISBN 0765305682
  • In the Course of Duty: The Heroic Mission of the USS Batfish (2005), ISBN 9780451216595
  • Final Patrol: True Stories of World War II Submarines (2006), ISBN 9781101232330
  • Once upon a Universe: Perspectives on Our Past (2006), ISBN 9780978065706
  • Bar Beneath the Waves: A True Story of Courage and Leadership Aboard a World War II Submarine (2010), ISBN 9780451229281
  • Undersea Warrior: The World War II Story of "Mush" Morton and the USS Wahoo (2011), ISBN 9780451234889
  • The Ship That Wouldn't Die: The Saga of the USS Neosho: A World War II Story of Courage and Survival at Sea (2015), ISBN 9780451470003
  • Only the Brave: July 1944 – The Epic Battle for Guam (2021), ISBN 9780593184592
  • Torpedo Run: The Story of WWII Submarine Hero Eugene B. Fluckey (2022), ISBN 9780593185971
Society
  • Understanding Sectoral Determination 6: The Private Security Sector, South Africa (2010), ISBN 9780702184918

Adaptations

References

  1. ^ "Don Keith". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Don Keith". Macmillan. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Don Keith List of Books". Book Notification. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ Bowen, Lizzie (29 August 2022). "Local Pelham author sells over 100,000 copies". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "'Firing Point' Authors Don Keith and George Wallace Talk About 'Hunter Killer'". Military.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ Chambers, Jesse (7 April 2015). "Alabama author celebrates brave sailors on WWII ship". Al.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Undersea Warrior". C-SPAN. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ The University of Alabama, ed. (Autumn 2023). "Alumni notes" (PDF). Collegian. 21 (1): 34. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Don Keith". Metropolitan Airport News. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Radio Broadcasting History, Radio People (K)". www.440int.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ Oldshue, Lynn (1 September 2014). "92 ZEW is Celebrating 30 Years as The Sound of Mobile". Press-Register. AL.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Application Search Details (BLH-19830323AI)". FCC Media Bureau. 28 April 1986. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  13. ^ Blakely, Will (7 February 2022). "Bestselling author Don Keith gives advice to writers on This Alabama…". 1819 News. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  14. ^ "George Wallace – Retired Navy Commander & National Best-Selling Author". VeteranCrowd. August 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  15. ^ Barber, James (26 October 2018). "US Navy Vet George Wallace Wrote the Book That Inspired the Movie 'Hunter Killer'". Military.com. Retrieved 25 July 2023.