F. Keith Davis is a longtime newspaperman, author, and independent book publisher. His book titles include The Secret Life and Brutal Death of Mamie Thurman; West Virginia Tough Boys; Images of America: Logan County, WV; After All These Years: The Authorized Biography of the Hoppers; and others. He has also penned articles and features for a number of national magazines, including Wild West Magazine; Goldenseal; Rotorcraft Professional; Wonderful WV Magazine; Bill & Gloria Gaither Homecoming Magazine, and others.
While founder and CEO of Woodland Press, LLC, he edited and published more than 40 groundbreaking and bestselling regional book titles, including a Bram Stoker Award Winner; Black Quill Award Winner; Tamarack Book of the Year; and three Amazon Top-100 Bestsellers, and others.
He was interviewed on-camera for HISTORY channel's critically acclaimed 2012 documentary, Hatfields and McCoys: America's Greatest Feud, narrated by Kevin Costner and directed by Emmy® nominated director/producer Mark Cowen. He also provided historical materials and photographs for the Emmy® winning miniseries, Hatfields & McCoys.
Keith was also featured in a 2012 segment of the CBN 700 Club, discussing the baptism of the feudist, William Anderson (Devil Anse) Hatfield, on Sept. 23, 1911 along Island Creek, near Sarah Ann, W.Va.
In recent years, Davis returned to school and graduated summa cum laude from Liberty University, majoring in psychology with a Christian Counseling emphasis, with a minor in Marriage and Family Studies. He is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors; a member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology.
He is also a member of the West Virginia Writers, Inc., and the International Thriller Writers of America.
Keith and his wife, Cheryl, live in southern West Virginia.