Don Keith - Bestselling Author

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A MESSAGE FROM DON:

"I have been fortunate enough to have published and received positive reviews for writing books about subjects in which I am naturally interested. Thankfully, enough readers share these interests that publishers keep allowing me to do so. My works, both fiction and non-fiction, are on a wide variety of topics including World War II and nuclear submarines, military history, college football, NASCAR, broadcasting, and more. In addition to reading, walking, and blogging, I am also very active in the hobby of amateur radio (my ham radio website is here) and enjoy writing articles for newcomers to this wonderful avocation. Another topic of interest is rapid technological change and its effect on media and society. I maintain a blog on that subject that can be found HERE. 

Please scroll down to see information on my latest release and what I am working on now.  Or click on any of the book covers to read a synopsis, an excerpt, reviews, or to purchase a copy.  Thanks for visiting!"

LATEST RELEASE:

My latest release is THE ICE DIARIES, co-written with Captain William R. Anderson. This book tells the remarkable story of the USS Nautilus and its historic trip beneath the North Pole in 1958. Captain William Anderson was the skipper of Nautilus on that trip. THE ICE DIARIES...published by Thomas Nelson (also an audio book from Springwater/Oasis Audio).  Click HERE for more about this important new book.

To order a copy of the book, click HERE, or to order the audio book, click HERE.

"...the most definitive and entertaining first-hand account we'll get...fans of naval history in particular will enjoy this inspirational adventure story...(a) first-rate account." --Publishers Weekly

"Besides providing an insider's perspective on a unique chapter of the Cold War, Anderson's and Keith's vividly rendered The Ice Diaries is also a moving human drama filled with adventure, courage and heart." -- St. Petersburg Times

"Few maritime exploits in history have so startled the world as the silent, secret transpolar voyage of the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine Nautilus, and none since the age of Columbus and Vasco da Gama has opened, in one bold stroke, so vast and forbidding an area of the seas." --Paul O'Neil, Life Magazine

"The authors discuss submarine principles with a fervor bordering on passion...(their) calm descriptions of penetrating the ice barriers with only a few feet clearance above and below and navigating in high latitudes where all directions are south...are described in vivid detail." --Rear Admiral William J. Holland Jr., US Navy (retired) in Naval History magazine

Click HERE to see a special short promotional video produced by the publisher, Thomas Nelson.

CURRENT PROJECT(S):

I have  just completed a new book for Penguin/NAL, due for release in April 2010.  It is another remarkable, true World War II story, a tale of average men placed in extreme circumstances, and how they respond.  Some demonstrate amazing courage.  Others do not.  It took sixty years for this story to come out and for a trio of heroes to finally receive recognition for what they did.

I have recently released two books, co-written with Edie Hand under my "Jeffery Addison" pseudonym.  These inspirational novellas immediately went to a second printing and follow in the footsteps of Edie's and my THE LAST CHRISTMAS RIDE, which came out last year.  Click HERE to learn more about these books.

I also hope to soon have news I can share about a couple of potential movie projects.  Sorry, I might jinx 'em if I talk about them now! 

Thank you to all for your continued support and comments.  Writing is necessarily a lonely undertaking and it is always good to hear that something I have committed to paper affects someone on some level...positively or negatively.  I am always glad to hear from you.